Crypto: Ethereum shocks the ecosystem with an unexpected inflation! 🌿

After a year and a half of proudly bearing its status as an “ultrasound” crypto, the Dencun update has reignited the emission of ethers on the Ethereum blockchain. This marks the first increase since The Merge of September 2022, which made Ethereum a deflationary crypto. While this significant reversal has reignited questions, many experts see it as a new milestone in the quest for mass adoption.

Circumstances of Ethereum Crypto’s Reversal 

Since the implementation of Dencun, the supply of ETH has slightly increased, inflating the total supply of ethers for the first time since March 2023. This significant shift puts an end to 18 months of monetary recession for Ethereum, which up to now had been destroying some of its units by burning transaction fees. 

The engine behind this turn is the reduction in transaction fees enacted by Dencun. By making ETH transfers up to 4 times less expensive, this upgrade has mechanically reduced the amount of Ethereum crypto, thus relaunching the overall net issuance. Is the era of “ultrasound money” over, signaling the end of ETH’s status as a strong value?

Towards a Useful Normalization?

For many specialists, it’s nonsensical to compare Ethereum to Bitcoin in the race for sound money. The strength of the network created by Vitalik Buterin lies not in scarcity, but in its decentralized application capabilities, they argue. “Ethereum is an unparalleled infrastructure for DApps. It would be unwise to compare it to the narrative of Bitcoin as hard money,” states Ki Young Ju, the respected founder of Cryptoquant.  

Ki Young Ju is not alone in his view. Many experts agree that Ethereum has emancipated itself from its initial status as just a crypto. Increasingly perceived as a vast applicative fabric for web3, its potential for mass adoption by users and enterprises will dictate its value, much more than artificial monetary scarcity, it is thought.  

Whatever the opinion defended, the change in Ethereum’s monetary regime marks a new critical stage in the advent of blockchain. This latest reversal only confirms a trajectory destined to challenge established norms in the crypto space. Ethereum seems definitively cut out to confound.