Ether lost forever hits 3.4 billion USD due to user error, Coinbase exec warns

According to Conor Grogan from Coinbase, the amount of Ether lost due to user errors has surged 44% since March 2023, with the total reaching more than 3.43 billion USD. Major incidents include issues from Parity Multisig and Quadriga’s contracts.

The EIP-1559 proposal has burned significant ETH, contributing to a reduction in circulating supply. Overall, about 6.2 million ETH, representing 5% of the total supply, is now lost or destroyed.

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