Making Symbol and Name mutable ERC20 token, will it cause trouble?

Hi, we are analyzing the option to make symbol and name mutable in an ERC20 token we are developing.

Even though this is unusual I wanted to check if there is a strong reason NOT to do this. The name and symbol are not part of ERC20 so shouldn't have that of an impact for other smart contracts, right?

We do have identified other issues. one is in terms of integration with off-chain components what may rely on the symbol for UI related topics (like icon, etc).

Another one more relevant and we are a bit worries is regarding the ERC20Permit pattern, as the name is used for the Domain separator? Do you see any impact of having a mutable name if the token implements this pattern?

Thank you very much!

Regards.
Julian

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