Bankless · Monday, August 10, 2026
A significant portion of the discussion focused on the perceived legitimacy and process surrounding the EIP, with critics arguing it was proposed too late and without sufficient debate. This perception, regardless of intent, could undermine trust among institutions and nation-states that value Ethereum's predictability and credibly neutral stance. Fears were also expressed that the Ethereum Foundation might not adequately listen to community feedback on the proposal.
“And the way this process, the perception of how this process was, you know, was run with Ethereum, I think is the opposite of that. I mean, imagine you're a nation state and you're considering, all right, should we go all in on Bitcoin or go all in on Ethereum?”
“And the fear at the moment is that there's going to be a lot of feedback the same way as with with um some of the earlier proposals as well that got some backlash. Not as big as this, obviously, but the fear at the moment is that there's a lot of feedback and then Iach won't listen to what's being actually discussed.”
“And the big concern amongst the developers particularly is the disconnection between the EF sort of researchers, the fear is that there's no listening of that feedback, which is... quite concrete, actually.”