$3 Billion in ETH Burned Since EIP 1559 Activation

The aggregated USD-denominated value of Ethers (ETH) destroyed after the implementation of a novel fee mechanism has surpassed its historic level.

ETH burn surpasses $3 billion

According to the latest announcement shared by automated Ethereum (ETH) network tracking services, the blockchain destroyed 710,000 Ethers by Nov. 1, 2021.

Cumulative 710,000 $ETH burned! 🔥 ($3,022,874,700)

— ETH Burn 🔥 Bot 🦇🔊 (@ethburnbot) November 1, 2021

As such, amid the ongoing Ethereum (ETH) price upsurge to $4,350, the value of tokens excluded from the net circulating supply of Ether exceeded $3 billion for the first time in its history.

As covered by U.Today previously, the $2 billion milestone was registered on Oct. 25, 2021. It took less than one week for the second cryptocurrency to destroy its third billion dollars.

Ethereum (ETH) token’s burn mechanism was implemented in the network in August 2021. With EIP 1559 activated, a share of transactional fees are periodically sent to a “burn” address.

First deflationary week in Ethereum’s (ETH) history

Despite being the most controversial upgrade in Ethereum’s six-year history, London hardfork with EIP 1559 as its main update managed to made Ethereum gas policy more predictable.

The rate of Ethers burned rises hand-in-hand with network activity increases. More transactions are included in the blocks, more Ethers are destroyed.

Last week became the first deflationary one in Ethereum’s (ETH) history: the network destroyed more Ethereums than it issued.