Solana tokenomics proposals enter discussion as validators split over disinflation, resource fees

Solana's two tokenomics proposals have entered a nine-epoch discussion period after backers representing 15% of staked SOL moved them forward under the network's new SGP governance process. The measures, now framed as SGP-002 and SGP-003 after earlier coverage tracked them as a combined package, would double SOL's disinflation rate and add resource-based fees to transactions, bringing the 1.5% terminal inflation rate forward by about three years and cutting emissions by roughly $1.5 billion, Helius' 0xIchigo said. Supporters argue lower dilution and fee-driven value accrual could bolster SOL, while critics in the validator set say the changes would reduce staking rewards, cut non-vote transaction income by about 10%, and risk hurting activity if fees rise too far. The debate is also testing Solana's revised governance model, which lets stakers override validator votes and allows author and implementer approval if a proposal clears the initial threshold but later misses quorum.