Ham Ji-hyun

Solana is advancing SIMD 0550 and 0553 as a package, accelerating disinflation (final inflation rate 1.5% reached 3 years earlier) and overhauling transaction fee structure by removing resource-based fees, instead charging a flat lamport fee; despite centralization concerns, the proposal is likely to pass because resource fees have marginal impact on validator revenue, large validators primarily earn from MEV, and the low SOL price (~$76) makes price support a higher priority for the community. This protocol change is viewed as a positive catalyst for SOL.