Gm! This week, we're joined by Tushar Jain to discuss his most recent Solana improvement proposal to reduce Solana's inflation & switch to a market based inflation rate. We deep dive into Solana's current emission schedule, how this could be improved, Solana the asset vs the network & another SIMD proposal Tushar is preparing to announce. Enjoy!

Find out more about Tushar's inflaion proposal here: https://x.com/TusharJain_/status/1879942468726079773

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(00:00) Introduction

(01:39) Solana’s Inflation Problem

(07:42) Ledger Ad

(08:32) The Role Of Staking

(16:46) Solana: The Asset vs The Network

(20:24) Multicoin’s Solana Inflation Proposal

(33:17) The Role Of MEV

(37:37) Risks To Reducing Inflation

(47:21) Multicoin’s Staking Proposal

(54:53) Market Based Inflation

(57:16) MEV On Solana

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