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TRX Vitalik Buterin argues ETH fee-burning valuation floor was never as strong as it seemed
Vitalik Buterin argues that the net present value theory behind valuing ETH as a fee-burning token, where market cap equals fees burned divided by the discount rate, never provided a true valuation floor. He notes Ethereum burned millions of ETH per year in 2021-23 but says the bulk of that burn undermines the floor argument.
Why “Confirmed”
- Published by a primary source: Vitalik Buterin
1 independent source group across 1 post · evidence score 90/100. How labels work
Market around the story
| Asset | Price at first report | 6h before | 1h before | 1h after | 6h after | 1h move vs normal | 24h volume vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETH | $2,238 | +0.26% | +0.20% | −0.05% | −0.43% | 0.1σ | 0.4× |
Returns are measured from the moment the story first appeared. “vs normal” compares the move with the asset's typical hourly move over the previous 30 days.
What the sources claim
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Buterin says the fee-burning valuation model for ETH was never as strong as it appeared. ETH
“ETH as fee-burning token never was as strong as it seemed”
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Buterin describes the NPV theory as market cap equal to fees burned divided by the discount rate. ETH
“market cap = fees burned / discount rate”
Vitalik Buterin -
Buterin says the burn-derived valuation was never a true floor. ETH
“this was never a true floor”
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Buterin states Ethereum burned millions of ETH per year in 2021-23. ETH
“In 2021-23, Ethereum burned millions of ETH per year in this way”
Vitalik Buterin
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