{"id":17538,"date":"2024-10-04T18:50:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T15:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ethereums-inflation-surge-challenges-its-hard-money-status-says-binance\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T18:50:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T15:50:11","slug":"ethereums-inflation-surge-challenges-its-hard-money-status-says-binance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ethereums-inflation-surge-challenges-its-hard-money-status-says-binance\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum’s Inflation Surge Challenges Its ‘Hard Money’ Status, Says Binance"},"content":{"rendered":"

The increase in Ethereum’s issuance to a two-year high of 0.74% per annum (30 DMA<\/span>) raises doubts about the cryptocurrency’s deflationary prospects and its status as ‘hard money’. This conclusion was reached by Binance, reports Cointelegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Experts highlighted the shift of network activity to L2, which led to a reduction in the number of transactions at the base level and a decrease in the rate of coin burning. The mechanism introduced in EIP-1559 was implemented as part of the London hard fork in 2021.<\/p>\n

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Dynamics of ETH issuance and burning. Data: Binance Research.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“As L2 concentrated network activity, transaction fees and, consequently, the burning rate decreased. In September, the latter fell to one of the lowest levels since The Merge,” the review states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

At the end of August, the issuance volume of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization exceeded 120 million ETH<\/a>. This was driven by the growth of coins locked in staking and restaking protocols.<\/p>\n

In late September, the average transaction fee on the Ethereum network surged fivefold compared to the beginning of the month.<\/p>\n

Previously, amid criticism of Ether due to negative price dynamics, CIO<\/span> of Bitwise Matt Hougan supported the second-largest cryptocurrency, highlighting its potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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