Initial links relating to proposals to cap the total ether supply or reduce the ether issuance rate
Proposals:
- EIP 960 proposes a cap to the total ether supply, ending the linear issuance rate.
- EIP 186 proposed to reduce the ether issuance rate before Casper / PoS
Historic background / precedents:
- The White Paper describes a linear currency issuance rate
- On Inflation, Transaction Fees and Cryptocurrency Monetary Policy by Vitalik Buterin
Data
- Daily rewards chart - depicts new ether supply
Articles:
- Against Vitalik’s fixed supply EIP (EIP 960) by Vlad Zamfir
- Harry Hodler and April Fool. Thoughts on EIP960.
ethresear.ch discussions:
reddit discussions:
- Discussion of Vlad Zamfir's "Against" article
- Disappointed / disillusioned w/ EIP 960, lack of discussion of potential effects
- Initial discussion of "EIP 960"
- Let's talk about the projected coin supply over the coming years
Principles and terminology from macro-econ
Articles from the business/investing world