Ethereum core developers are increasingly rejecting new proposals as they battle a surge in Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) and outdated submissions. Greg Isenberg, speaking on the Uneasy Money podcast, highlighted that the dev team is "fighting a rising tide" of EIPs and long-dead proposals that clutter the development pipeline. The growing volume of submissions has forced core devs to adopt a more restrictive stance, prioritizing quality over quantity to maintain network stability and focus resources on viable upgrades.