302,092 ETH Left Exchanges In January As Ether Burned Surpasses 1.74 Million Tokens worth $4.6 Billion

According to the data provided by the crypto intelligence platform, IntoTheBlock, the total balance of Ethereum (ETH) on centralized exchanges has continued its massive decrease in 2022.

In a tweet on 1st February, IntoTheBlock revealed that a total of 302,092 ETH moved away from centralized exchanges in January 2022, amid the recent market downturn.

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IntoTheBlock tweeted, “ETH balance in exchanges continues to decrease. A total of 302,092 ETH left centralized exchanges just in 2022, according to IntoTheBlock Netflows Indicator The recent drawdown has increased the outflows from exchanges, at the same time as more ETH continues to burn (1.72m).”

In January 2020, Ethereum (ETH) experienced its largest monthly price downtrend since March 2020, dipping with the flagship cryptocurrency in one of the worst-ever starts to a year for crypto markets.

However, despite the market downturn, Ethereum balances on exchanges continue to decrease massively. This implies that ETH investors are in for the long and this is good for the future of the cryptocurrency.

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At press time, Ethereum (ETH) is trading at $2,677, with a relatively 3% price downtrend in the last 24 hours. It’s worth noting that Ether has dipped by over 48% since attaining its price all-time high of relatively $4,890 on 16th November 2021.

Ethereum (ETH) Burned Surpasses 1.74 Million Worth $4.6 Million

According to the data provided by Etherchain.org, over 1.74 million ETH worth $4.6 billion has been burned since the implementation of EIP-1559 in August 2021, which was part of the London hard fork.

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After the EIP-1559 protocol was introduced, the Ethereum fee market experienced a notable reformation. The upgrade changed the fee cap and introduced a burn function that permanently removes a percentage of transaction fees from Ether’s circulating supply.

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