Analyzing Ethereum’s inflationary and deflationary supply trends

Since Ethereum’s Merge on Sep. 15, 2022, the crypto industry has been abuzz with discussions about its supply dynamics. The Merge marked the network’s transition from a Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS), significantly altering its issuance rate. This transition, coupled with the implementation of EIP-1559 in August 2021, has led to oscillations in Ethereum’s supply between inflationary and deflationary states.

In the immediate aftermath of the Merge, Ethereum’s supply exhibited deflationary characteristics. This deflationary trend was primarily driven by the burning mechanism introduced by EIP-1559, which removes a portion of the transaction fees from circulation.