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Bitcoin Transaction Fees Surge Amid BRC-20 Frenzy
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Bitcoin Transaction Fees Surge Amid BRC-20 Frenzy
With the rise in the use of inscriptions and the BRC-20 token standard, fee rates on bitcoin are around 100 to 200 times more expensive than normal. "All About Bitcoin" host G...
Bitcoin Transaction Fees Surge Amid BRC-20 Frenzy
By CoinDesk Inc
May 11, 2023 at 8:29 p.m. UTC
May 11, 2023
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Carpe Consensus 4X3
Podcasts
Consensus
Fees, Frenzy on Bitcoin Amid BRC-20 Debate
Plus: CoinDesk turns 10, Aragon’s governance crisis and IRL generative art in Barcelona.
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By Ben SchillerDanny NelsonCam Thompson
May 11, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
May 11, 2023
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Finance
Pepe the frog
Coinbase Newsletter Flags Rise of Pepecoin and BRC-20 Tokens, Irks Crypto Twitter
The crypto exchange said meme coins allow investors to make big profits in a short period of time but warned of long-term investing in these tokens.
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By Shaurya Malwa
May 11, 2023 at 7:08 a.m. UTC
May 11, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
If Bitcoin Can’t Handle a Few JPEGs, How Can It Handle the World?
Network congestion from ordinals and BRC-20s is a stress test – and Bitcoin is failing.
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By David Z. Morris
May 10, 2023 at 6:15 p.m. UTC
May 10, 2023
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Bitcoin in El Salvador Is 'No Longer an Experiment': Asobitcoin President
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Cdtv
Bitcoin in El Salvador Is 'No Longer an Experiment': Asobitcoin President
Bitcoin transaction fees are, on average $20 per transaction and it surged to as high as $30 on Wednesday morning on the rising popularity of BRC-20 tokens. Asobitcoin Preside...
Bitcoin in El Salvador Is 'No Longer an Experiment': Asobitcoin President
By CoinDesk Inc
May 10, 2023 at 2:34 p.m. UTC
May 10, 2023
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Litecoin (Litecoin Foundation)
Markets
Litecoin
Litecoin Transactions Hit Record High as Bitcoin Fees Surge Amid BRC-20 Frenzy
Transaction fees on the Bitcoin blockchain have hit a two-year high due to the rising popularity of so-called BRC-20 tokens.
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By Krisztian Sandor
May 9, 2023 at 7:59 p.m. UTC
May 9, 2023
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Markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Cash Rises 11% but Gains Could Be Short-Lived
The token was up 11% on the day, but analysts think the cryptocurrency will not be able to sustain its gains.
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By Lyllah Ledesma
May 9, 2023 at 6:56 p.m. UTC
May 9, 2023
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The explosion of BRC-20 tokens has put Bitcoin to the test. (Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images)
Technology
Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s ‘BRC-20’ Explosion Sends Users Scrambling for Options, Including Lightning
The effects of the BRC-20 mints range from halting of bitcoin withdrawals on Binance to frustration with the sudden high costs of making bitcoin payments in places like Africa...
The explosion of BRC-20 tokens has put Bitcoin to the test. (Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images)
By Frederick Munawa
May 8, 2023 at 11:32 p.m. UTC
May 8, 2023
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Binance Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals as Bitcoin Blockchain Fees Jump
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Binance
Binance Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals as Bitcoin Blockchain Fees Jump
Binance resumed bitcoin withdrawals after a second pause, as the Bitcoin network suffers from congestion. This comes as fee rates on the bitcoin blockchain surged to a 2-year...
Binance Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals as Bitcoin Blockchain Fees Jump
By CoinDesk Inc
May 8, 2023 at 7:47 p.m. UTC
May 8, 2023
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Here's Why Bitcoin Blockchain Fees Have Surged to 2-Year Highs
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Blockchain
Here's Why Bitcoin Blockchain Fees Have Surged to 2-Year Highs
Fees on the Bitcoin blockchain have surged to two-year highs as the ‘Bitcoin Request for Comment’ (BRC-20) tokens and the rising popularity of the Ordinals protocol drives dem...
Here's Why Bitcoin Blockchain Fees Have Surged to 2-Year Highs
By CoinDesk Inc
May 8, 2023 at 5:44 p.m. UTC
May 8, 2023
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