Meet The Obscure Token That Ate Up Nearly Half Of Ethereum’s Recent Gas Usage

Meet The Obscure Token That Ate Up Nearly Half Of Ethereum’s Recent Gas Usage

A new Ethereum-based token is burning ETH at a rapid clip and has diluted in price just as quickly – but all by design. The XEN token has accounted for nearly half of Ethereum gas in a 24-hour window in recent days. What is it, and where did it come from? Let’s take a brief […]


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