{"id":211060,"date":"2023-12-12T16:33:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=211060"},"modified":"2023-12-12T16:33:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:03:46","slug":"eths-supply-tags-new-post-merge-low-amid-surging-on-chain-activity-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/eths-supply-tags-new-post-merge-low-amid-surging-on-chain-activity-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"ETH\u2019s Supply Tags New Post-Merge Low Amid Surging On-Chain Activity &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The supply of Ether has dropped to its lowest level since the network\u2019s historic Shanghai upgrade, with ETH\u2019s supply now down by more than 309,500 coins since last September.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ultrasound.money\/\">1.195M ETH<\/a> have been burned since Shanghai transitioned Ethereum to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/the-merge-live\">Proof of Stake<\/a> consensus on Sept 15, 2022, according to data from Ultra Sound Money. The burn rate is outpacing new Ether issuance by around 30%, with the network issuing roughly 885,000 ETH as staking rewards over the same period.<\/p>\n<p>ETH\u2019s supply is now down 56,000 ETH from its local top of around 120.27M on Oct. 31 \u2014 equating to 18% of Ethereum\u2019s post-Shanghai supply reduction over the past six weeks.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">Ether supply since Shanghai upgrade. Source: Ultra Sound Money.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The recent acceleration in burned ETH was driven by an uptick in on-chain trading fuelled by the increasing adoption of trading bots. <\/p>\n<p>Uniswap transactions comprised the single largest source of burned ETH over the past 30 days, driving around 10% of destroyed ETH.<\/p>\n<p>Maestro and Banana Gun, leading public trading bots, ranked as the fourth and fifth highest burning entities on the network, burning around 5% and 4% of Ether removed from supply in the past month respectively.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"the-defiant\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"879\" height=\"304.70989761092153\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"mx-auto\" id='b' style='filter: url(%23b)' src=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F6oftkxoa%2Fproduction%2Fcb12ef420569a91e6d2a43dcffaa2d91d4462bed-879x279.png&amp;w=828&amp;q=100\" \/><figcaption class=\"text-center text-xs\">Ethereum 30-day burn leaderboard. Source: Ultra Sound Money.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Ethereum&#8217;s burn rate<\/h2>\n<p>The Shanghai upgrade, also known as The Merge, promised to turn Ethereum deflationary \u2014 meaning the supply of Ether drops over time \u2014 by booting Proof of Work miners from the network and revamping its tokenomics. The Merge ushered a roughly 90% reduction in new Ether issuance, meaning strong levels of on-chain activity would render the network deflationary through the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/eip-1559-eth-burn-price-increase\">burning<\/a> of base transaction fees.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum quickly appeared to make good on its deflationary promise, with supply peaking at just shy of 120.534M ETH three weeks after Shanghai. The burn rate accelerated in early 2023, with ETH\u2019s supply dropping by around 276,500 ETH from Feb. 1 and June 8.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md bg-[#191919] p-2 my-4 lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"relative group  flex w-max items-center gap-2  p-2 text-sm text-white mx-auto\"><strong class=\"whitespace-nowrap w-min sm:w-auto bg-gradient-to-r from-[#9FF9D2] to-[#DB9FF9] bg-clip-text text-transparent\">DeFi Alpha<\/strong><span class=\"whitespace-nowrap  w-min sm:w-auto border-l border-white pl-1 lg:hidden\">Premium Content<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tooltip font-heading shadow-cta absolute hidden lg:visible left-6 z-10 -top-[80px] w-max max-w-xs translate-y-full flex-col rounded-lg bg-[#EEEEF4] p-3 text-left text-xs text-black group-hover:flex lg:left-auto lg:right-4\">Looking for Alpha? Become a premium member of The Defiant and join our DeFi Alpha community.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-inside list-disc\">\n<li>DeFi Daily | Weekdays<\/li>\n<li>DeFi Alpha Letter | Weekly<\/li>\n<li>Defiant Podcast Transcript | Weekly<\/li>\n<li>Inbox Dump | Saturday<\/li>\n<li>Weekly Recap | Sunday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thedefiant.io\/go-premium#pricing\" class=\"disabled:bg-cta-disabled-background disabled:text-cta-disabled-text rounded font-semibold border-cta-primary-border bg-cta-primary-background text-cta-primary-text hover:border-cta-primary-border-hover hover:bg-cta-primary-background-hover ml-auto block p-2 text-center text-sm !text-black !no-underline shadow-newButton\">Start for free<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Although the burn rate slowed in Q3, ETH\u2019s supply continued to drop until tagging a post-merge low of around 120.2M ETH on Aug. 31, meaning inflation had been offset by 307,370 ETH.<\/p>\n<p>However, the supply of Ether flipped <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/ether-turns-inflationary-as-on-chain-activity-slides\">inflationary<\/a> for the first time in 2023, with around <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/eth-supply-trends-down-after-inflationary-two-months-of-inflation\">53,700<\/a> coins added to ETH\u2019s supply throughout September and October. Yet Ethereum\u2019s on-chain activity picked up again amid <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefiant.io\/crypto-markets-rally-on-renewed-spot-bitcoin-etf-hype\">bullish market conditions<\/a> in November, driving a sharp acceleration in Ether\u2019s burn rate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The supply of Ether has dropped to its lowest level since the network\u2019s historic Shanghai upgrade, with ETH\u2019s supply now down by more than 309,500 coins since last September. Nearly 1.195M ETH have been burned since Shanghai transitioned Ethereum to Proof of Stake consensus on Sept 15, 2022, according to data from Ultra Sound Money. 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