the premined ether was issued, miners would generate new ether initially at an annual rate of 26 percent of the amount of ether issued in the crowdsale—the issuance rate isn’t fixed and is capped at 18 million ETH minted per year. That means that the supply of ether would grow over time but at a decreasing rate. The increasing supply means that large holders’ stakes will gradually decline relative to the total supply and ownership will tend to be more decentralized,
