Before No. 54 Committee Proposal, on-chain transaction fees were burned via transfers to the black hole address TLsV52sRDL79HXGGm9yzwKibb6BeruhUzy, Since the proposal took effect, burned TRX is logged directly in the node database rather than sent to that address. Use this API to query burn totals for the post-proposal period.

To estimate the TRX destroyed before the proposal took effect: Balance of Black Hole Address - Initial Balance of Black Hole Address Balance. Note: The initial Balance of the blackhole address balance can be obtained in the node configuration file.

Returns

burnTrxAmount, int64 - Amount of TRX burned. (Unit: sun)