What happened: Total 6,133.46 Ether on Thursday ETH/USD Price $9,768,646, based on current prices Ethereum At the time of publication ($1,592.68), Ethereum was lit by transactions. On fire This is when a coin or token is sent to an unused wallet to be removed from circulation.
why it matters: On August 5, 2021, the Ethereum blockchain implemented a major upgrade known as EIP-1159. This Ethereum improvement proposal drastically changed the fee model. Each transaction now includes a variable base fee that adjusts according to the current demand for block space. This base fee is then burned, or permanently removed from circulation, reducing the supply of ether forever.
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Ethereum is currently issuing new Ether at a rate of 4% per year, although this is expected to decrease to around 0.5-1% as a part of the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade. Once this happens, many speculate that the Ether burn rate will exceed the issuance of the token, making ETH a deflationary currency.
The Net Annual Issue Rate for Ether yesterday was -9.15%.
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