Ethereum Faces 18% Supply Reduction Following Bored Apes’ “Otherside” Mint

Ethereum also faced its lowest deflationary day ever as ETH daily net issuance fell to -58,660

By InTheBlock analysis, Ethereum is facing a 18% off offer after the recent non-fungible token (NFT) minting of Yuga Labs ”Otherdeeds” which led to a disruption in its ecosystem. Amid high demand, the decline in NFT has caused ETH gas fees to skyrocket to all-time highs, with hourly fees reaching over $58 million. Overall, users spent 81,750 ETH on fees a few days ago, according to data provided by IntoTheBlock. Ethereum also faced its lowest deflationary day ever, as ETH’s daily net issuance fell to -58,660.

How big was the @OthersideMeta mint on Saturday night?

– The total $ETH burned in a day skyrocketed to 71.72k
– ETH daily net issuance dropped to -58.66k (lowest deflationary day ever)
– Hourly fees went as high as $58m. Moreover, users spent 81.75k ETH in fees that day 🤯 pic.twitter.com/JycSGRdw4r

— IntoTheBlock (@intotheblock) May 3, 2022

The event also led to an ETH burning with the daily total ETH burned skyrocketing to 71,720, thus marking all-time highs.

The #BAYC Otherside land sale led to more fees being processed by Ethereum in three hours than in the previous two weeks

The amount of $ETH burnt reached an all-time high, which if annualized would be equivalent to an 18% supply reduction pic.twitter.com/R8nyMqHvBW

— Lucas Outumuro (@LucasOutumuro) May 2, 2022

Ethereum miner revenue also hit all-time highs, as reported by the crypto journalist Colin Wu. It states, “Affected by the digital domain names ‘Otherside’ and ENS, on May 1, Ethereum miners’ manual earnings soared to 95,182 ETH in a single day, hitting an all-time high, including processing fees accounted for 85.9%. The average daily gas tariff also increased to 474 Gwei.”

Affected by the otherside and ENS digital domain names, on May 1st, Ethereum miners' manual income soared to 95,182 ETH in a single day, reaching an all-time high, of which handling fees accounted for 85.9%. The average daily gas fee also soared to 474 Gwei. pic.twitter.com/3u5gRS9VPB

— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) May 3, 2022

Analyzing the impact of the drop on the Ethereum network, Lucas Outumuro, head of research at IntoTheBlock, noted that the Bored Apes Yacht club “Otherside” land sale led to more fees being processed by Ethereum in three hours than in the previous two weeks. He also noted that the amount of ETH burned due to the event, if annualized, would be equivalent to an 18% supply reduction.

On April 30, Yuga Labs, creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection, opened the strike for Otherdeeds NFT land. As previously reported by U.Today, the online sale raised around $285 million worth of cryptocurrencies.

Following the historic sale, Yuga Labs, the company behind the “Bored Ape” series of NFTs and ApeCoin, said in a follow-up Twitter update: “This has been the largest NFT mint in history by several multiples, and yet the gas used during the mint shows that demand far exceeded anyone’s wildest expectations. The scale of this mint was so large that Etherscan crashed. We’re sorry for turning off the lights on Ethereum for a while.”

He then stated that ApeCoin might need to migrate to its chain to scale properly, as Ethereum was unable to handle the massive purchase volume.