According to the source, the Ethereum mainnet processed 2.2 million transactions on Tuesday, marking a new single-day record for the layer-1 network; this highlights a surge in on-chain demand that traders should track for fee and liquidity conditions. Source: X post dated Dec 31, 2025. Higher demand raises the EIP-1559 base fee, which is burned, increasing ETH’s burn rate and tightening net supply when activity is elevated. Source: Ethereum.org (EIP-1559 fee mechanism and fee burn documentation). Rising utilization typically lifts average transaction costs and can impact on-chain execution timing for swaps and arbitrage, making gas price and base fee key indicators for intraday strategy. Source: Ethereum.org (fees increase with network demand under EIP-1559). Traders can monitor real-time gas, base fee, and burn metrics to assess whether fee pressure persists into upcoming sessions. Source: Etherscan Gas Tracker and Ultrasound.money burn dashboard.

According to G (@Gajpower) on Twitter, the 'make ETH ultrasound again' movement is regaining traction, signaling renewed community focus on Ethereum’s deflationary mechanism and its impact on ETH price performance. The reference to Ethereum as 'ultrasound money' points to the network’s continued burning of transaction fees post-EIP-1559, which has contributed to a net reduction in ETH supply. Trading participants are closely monitoring on-chain burn rates and network activity, as increased usage directly correlates with greater ETH scarcity and potential upward price pressure (source: @Gajpower, Twitter, May 6, 2025). This narrative strengthens Ethereum’s position relative to Bitcoin and could drive short-term trading momentum for ETH and related DeFi tokens.