# Ether fee burns offset only 2.07% of new issuance in 2026

A CryptoSlate ledger dated Oct. 9 shows staking issuance far ahead of the burn, so a shrinking ether supply would now require much more paid demand for Ethereum's blockspace than it currently draws.

- Published: 2026-10-10T05:48:41.996Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-10-10/ether-fee-burns-offset-only-2-07-of-new-issuance-in-2026
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/eth-fee-burns-cover-just-2-of-new-coins-printed-in-2026/), [Cointelegraph](https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-ether-etfs-october-outflows-billion)

Ethereum's fee burn has offset only 2.07% of gross ether issuance so far in 2026, according to a CryptoSlate ledger dated Oct. 9. Under Ethereum's fee rules, the base fee on every transaction is destroyed, and validators receive newly creat…

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