$1 billion worth of Ethereum now burned since London Hard Fork upgrade

    Over 310,000 ETH worth over $1 billion has become unusable since Ethereum implemented its “London Hard Fork” system upgrade six weeks ago. The “burning” process began on Aug. 5 when the Ethereum London Hard Fork upgrade was deployed and with it the long-awaited EIP-1559. The upgrade altered the transaction fee mechanism to do away with…