Ethereum network upgrade that will destroy coins could cause ‘explosive growth’ in the ether price, experts say

Ethereum network upgrade that will destroy coins could cause ‘explosive growth’ in the ether price, experts say

A change in the Ethereum network that will cut limit the amount of ether tokens in existence could set the stage for "explosive growth" in the world's second-biggest cryptocurrency, experts have said.

On Friday, Ethereum blockchain developers approved a major change to how the network runs, which will come into force in July or August.

It will overhaul the bitcoin rival's current auction system, under which users send tokens to pay for transactions to be completed by miners.

Under the changes - known as EIP-1559 in Ethereum parlance - users will now send a base transaction fee to the network itself, which will destroy, or "burn" the ether tokens, reducing the number outstanding.

Cryptocurrency analysts have said limiting the amount of ether in existence, as the bitcoin system does, will put upward pressure on the price. When combined with the recent enthusiasm for crypto coins, the price could rise sharply, they said.

"What is most exciting to cryptocurrency traders is that now Ethereum will reduce the amount of outstanding ether by destroying some of the tokens every time it's used to process some transactions," Edward Moya, chief market analyst at currency firm Oanda told Insider.

"Ethereum's never-ending supply was the least attractive part about it and