TL;DR: because Ethereum doesn't just have ETH (it also has contracts), instead of tracking supply each block, both the tokens and contracts are tracked, a.k.a. the "state"
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1. The lack of "transaction" to increment miner balances, see: ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/1578…
Not sure what the "right" number would be here? Total coins issued or coins not proven to be destroyed 🤔