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Ethereum is on the eve of its October upgrade known as Constantinople. In the meantime, the next call between developers,

miners, and users is scheduled for Friday, and the community is actively discussing what

needs to be changed. Several proposals have already been finalized, but some continue sparking

debates. Most importantly, the community has to decide how to manage ether inflation before

a difficulty bomb hits.

In order to delay the difficulty bomb, Constantinople would need to reduce the amount of

ether that is currently paid out to miners. The most contentious proposal, EIP 1052, does not

reduce issuance. But instead, it reduces the amount of ether that is rewarded to uncles,

a kind of block that speeds transactions, but isn't included in the blockchain itself.

The biggest advocate of this solution is mining startup Atlantic crypto, but not everyone agrees,

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