According to market data, Ethereum is trading around $1,800 on August 5, with the price facing resistance between $1,887 and $1,918. A break above this level could bring ETH closer to the $2,000 psychological level.
EIP-8361, a draft proposal under discussion among Ethereum developers, aims to reduce consensus layer issuances by burning an increasingly larger portion of validator rewards as staking rates rise. The proposal suggests burning all newly issued consensus rewards once a 50% staking rate is reached, though it has not yet been approved.