@ethereum is about to run an unprecedented experiment: Can you massively increase block space supply while maintaining deflationary pressure?
The conventional wisdom says no β more supply means lower fees, which means less burn. But Ethereum isn't a commodity market. It's a platform where lower costs attract more activity, which could paradoxically increase total burn despite lower unit prices.
This is the Fusaka bet: Gas limit goes from 36M to 60M (~67% expansion). If the network stays half-empty, we get inflation. If demand rushes in to fill the cheap space, we might see the strongest deflationary period yet.
I'm adding Supply Dynamics tracking to ETHval so you can watch this thesis play out in real-time. Not predictions β just the raw numbers that will tell us who was right.
π Supply Dynamics (6 New Metric Cards)
β’ Gas Utilization: Network gas usage rate (Gas Used / Gas Limit). Post-Fusaka, watch for recovery from ~35% back toward 50%+ as demand fills expanded capacity.
β’ Daily Burn: ETH destroyed via EIP-1559 base fee mechanism. The higher the network activity, the more ETH gets burned.
β’ Daily Issuance: New ETH created daily through staking rewards. Currently ~2,400+ ETH/day based on ~36M+ staked ETH.
β’ Net Supply Change: Annual supply inflation/deflation rate with Inflationary/Deflationary status badge. The magic number is 0% β below means ETH is becoming scarcer.
β’ Base Fee: EIP-1559 base fee in Gwei. The core metric that determines burn rate β lower base fee post-Fusaka is expected, but total burn depends on volume.
β’ Blob Count: Weekly blob submissions to L1. PeerDAS will dramatically increase blob capacity β watch for L2 adoption acceleration.
All cards feature 30D/90D/1Y toggles and historical trend charts.
π Why Fusaka Matters
β’ Gas Limit Expansion (36M β 60M): ~67% increase in block capacity
β’ PeerDAS (EIP-7594): More efficient blob data handling for L2s
β’ EOF: Optimized smart contract execution
The key question: Will increased supply of block space destroy demand economics, or will lower fees attract enough new activity to maintain (or increase) total burn?
π Metrics to Watch Post-Fusaka
β’ Gas Utilization recovering to 50%+ (on 60M limit)
β’ Base Fee stabilizing at sustainable levels
β’ Daily Burn sustaining above Daily Issuance
β’ Net Supply staying negative (deflationary)
β’ Blob Count growing as L2s leverage cheaper DA
β’ L2 TVL growth accelerating on cheaper settlement costs
π Technical Notes
β’ Data sourced from Etherscan API + fee history estimation
β’ Burn calculation: 100% of base fees (EIP-1559 standard)
β’ Issuance calculation: Derived from total staked ETH (Issuance Curve)
β’ Base Fee derived from gas price data (~85% of total)
β’ Blob metrics estimated from L2 activity (post-Dencun only)
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Fusaka isn't just a technical upgrade β it's an economic experiment. π§ͺ
Will Ethereum prove that abundant block space and sound money can coexist? ethval.com is ready to show you the answer in real-time. π
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1/ As mentioned a few times before, I'm confident that there is no possibility of a crypto shutdown in the Korean market, which is making the second-largest volume of on-ramp in the world.
Here are some more news coming out today.
2/ The head of the Korean Financial Services Commission, who mentioned the possibility of an exchange closing last month, completely reversed the remark:
"It was intended to move assets from risky exchanges to safer exchanges..."
3/ He also made it clear that he would protect crypto asset on a reported cryptocurrency exchange. The Korean crypto market is safe from regulation and is in a soft landing.