More than $144 million of ether has been burned since major network upgrades hit ethereum last week

The ethereum network runs the ether cryptocurrency, the second-biggest after bitcoin.
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More than $140 million ether has been burned since a revamp of the ethereum fee system on August 5.
The EIP-1559 changes have excited many investors and helped push the ether price up 17%.
Yet the asset remains volatile, having lost half its value between May and June before rebounding.
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