Ethereum Pinned Below $2,000 Despite Network Burning Over 3 Million ETH

Name	Symbol	Market	Market Cap ($)	Algorithm
Ethereum	ETHUSD	Crypto	349,156,827,346	Not Mineable

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Market Cap ($)

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Ethereum

ETHUSD

Crypto

349,156,827,346

Not Mineable

	Price Change	Price Change %	Current Price	Bid Price	Offer
	-60.72	-2.04%	2,908.62	2,908.45	2,908.62

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Price Change %

Current Price

Bid Price

Offer

-60.72

-2.04%

2,908.62

2,908.45

2,908.62

High Price	Low Price	Open Price	Prev. Close	52 Week Range
2,978.02	2,890.28	2,971.46	2,969.34	1,520.85 - 4,093.88

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52 Week Range

2,978.02

2,890.28

2,971.46

2,969.34

1,520.85 - 4,093.88

Exchange	Last Trade	Size	Trade Price	Currency
GDAX	03:03:19	0.009425	2,908.62	USD

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GDAX

03:03:19

0.009425

2,908.62

USD

Price x Volume	Volume	Base Symbol	Related Pairs
23,748,719.95	8,112.03	ETH	ETHEUR	ETHGBP	ETHBTC

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Base Symbol

Related Pairs

23,748,719.95

8,112.03

Ethereum Pinned Below $2,000 Despite Network Burning Over 3 Million ETH

28/03/2023 12:30pm

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Ethereum prices remain below $2,000 months after the network initiated EIP-1559, trackers on March 28 reveal. Ethereum Prices Trending Below $2,000 ETH, the native currency of Ethereum, is currently trading at $1,717, stable on the last day and week but retracing from recent highs of around $1,850. The network has burnt over 3 million ETH from gas fees since the activation of Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559 in August 2021, a move that gradually makes the coin deflationary. However, despite this, the coin has been unable to break above $2,000 since May 2022. EIP-1559 was an intervention by the developer community to reduce the supply of ETH and it was a new way for Ethereum to calculate process transaction fees, effectively adjusting the fee market and making gas more predictable. Earlier, Ethereum used an auction system where miners prioritized transactions tagged with high fees. Related Reading: Ethereum Price is Struggling, But It’s Too Early to Say Bulls Have Given Up In EIP-1559, the team agreed to introduce a base fee and a “tip” for every gas fee paid in a transaction. The base fee is what everyone transacting on Ethereum must pay. Notably, this fee will be adjustable depending on network demand and would be burned. At the same time, the transactor would give a “tip” to the block validator as an incentive to include their transaction in a block. This fee is optional, and only those who want their transactions to be included in blocks faster can pay. Ethereum Price On March 28 | Source: ETHUSDT On Binance, TradingView Over 3 Million ETH Burned Since August 2021 From August 2021, when Ethereum introduced EIP-1559, the network has burned over 3 million ETH. At the same time, over 69,450 ETH has been destroyed since the Merge, when Ethereum officially transited to a proof of stake system, switching off miners. Considering the current pace of ETH burning, the coin has been deflationary by 0.1% annually. Proponents are bullish that ETH will never be inflationary again, a move that could push prices even higher in the months and years ahead. The pace of ETH burning depends on network activity. Over the months, especially during the 2022 bear run, ETH and token prices crashed, as DeFi and NFT activities also fell. The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi remains less than half the peaks of 2021, while NFT trading is subdued even with the recovery of asset prices in Q1 2023. Related Reading: Number Of Ethereum Addresses In Profit Hits 10-Month High As ETH Continues Rally Trackers on March 28 indicate that ETH transfers contribute to the bulk of coins destroyed since EIP-1559. From August 2021, users transferring ETH between addresses have contributed to 266,217.50 ETH being destroyed. Meanwhile, because of NFTs, primarily through OpenSea, 230,050 ETH have been burned, with 152,369 ETH destroyed from Uniswap’s trading activities. Feature Image From Canva, Chart From TradingView

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