Base Fee Burning

Mechanism

Base fee burning is a deflationary protocol mechanism where a portion of the transaction fee, known as the base fee, is permanently removed from circulation. This process, notably implemented in Ethereum’s EIP-1559, dynamically adjusts the base fee based on network congestion to ensure predictable transaction costs. The burning mechanism effectively reduces the total supply of the underlying asset over time, contrasting with traditional systems where fees are fully redistributed to validators.