> anyone will be able to easily stake their ETH and earn yield (projected around 5-10%) that makes it even more attractive as a productive asset.<p>For everyone to earn >= 5% yield would seem to require the supply to grow that fast, which I don't think is part of the plan...<p>> If BTC added modern smart contracts and had a plan for long term inflation to secure the network<p>The 21M cap is the very essence of Bitcoin and will never be changed. I do expect that the eventual decline of hashpower will lead to forks adding a tail emission but, like Bitcoin Cash, they will not be traded as "BTC" and be worth much less.