Aptos destroyed approximately 174,570 APT over the past 30 days through transaction fees, but this amount remains far below staking emissions. Gross monthly staking emissions stand at roughly 1.5 million APT, resulting in net new supply of approximately 1.4 million tokens per month after accounting for burns. The burn mechanism has not made the token deflationary, as new token creation significantly exceeds destruction. Average transaction fees amount to roughly $0.0006, requiring massive transaction activity to burn a meaningful portion of the supply. For token holders, the relationship between the burn rate and the issuance schedule remains the determining factor, rather than the headline burn figure in isolation.
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