Transaction Fees

Ethereum

Ethereum Developers Weigh Gas Rule Change to Ease Fee Pressure

William FoxleySep 7, 2020

As Ethereum fees soar, a proposal to nix “gas tokens,” which let users prepay fees when they’re cheap and spend them later, is getting renewed attention.

Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Miners Saw 23% Revenue Increase in August

Zack VoellSep 1, 2020

Miners generated an estimated $368 million in August.

Transaction Fees

Uniswap September Volume Tops August’s $6.7B Record in 10 Days on Dizzying DeFi Demand

Zack VoellSep 10, 2020

September is the fifth consecutive monthly all-time high for Uniswap volume.

Opinion

Ethereum’s Fees Mean Choosing Between a World Computer and a Financial Network

Nic CarterAug 24, 2020

Large public blockchains are destined to privilege the largest, most fee-tolerant transactions at the expense of non-financial uses.

Transaction Fees

0x Price Hits Two-Year High on Hopes Falling Ethereum Fees Will Spur DEX Trading

Omkar GodboleAug 21, 2020

Markets excited by the prospect of declining ETH fees may have caused a surge in 0x, an Ethereum-based DEX that will benefit from decongestion.

Transaction Fees

DeFi

Decentralized Finance Frenzy Drives Ethereum Transaction Fees to All-Time Highs

Zack VoellWilliam Foxley

Average transaction fees broke all-time highs as median fees hover just below its high.

Transaction Fees

Bitcoin Transaction Fees Dropped 58% Last Week as Congestion Eased

Omkar Godbole

The cost of transacting on the Bitcoin blockchain fell sharply last week as the network reverted to less frantic levels of activity.

DeFi

DeFi Traders Are Gaming Ethereum for Higher Profits, Researchers Say

William Foxley

DeFi trading bots create "walls of executions," resulting in higher rewards for Ethereum miners, higher profits for traders and higher fees for everyone.

Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Miners Saw 7% Revenue Increase in July

Zack Voell

Bitcoin miners earned $300 in revenue during July.

Transaction Fees

Bitcoin Scaling Tech Could Have Saved Companies and Users $500M in Fees: Report

Alyssa Hertig

Implementing transaction batching and SegWit could have saved bitcoin companies and users $500 million in fees – if they'd just use the technology.

Ethereum

Mining Pools Distribute $2.4M Transaction Fee After Flood of Phoney Refund Claims [Updated]

Paddy Baker

Mining pool Ethermine said it would never freeze transaction fees again.

Ethereum

ETH Whale Pays $5.2M in Fees for 2 Mysterious Transfers Totaling $82K [Updated]

Paddy BakerWolfie Zhao

Over the past two days, an unknown wallet holder has paid some $5.2 million in transaction fees for two ether transactions.

Transaction Fees

Bitcoin Transaction Fees Decline as Network Congestion Eases

Omkar Godbole

After facing a heavy load of transactions earlier this month, bitcoin's network has returned to a more normal level, recent developments suggest.

Bitcoin Wallets

BitMEX Is Making Bitcoin Network More Expensive for Everyone, Researcher Finds

Alyssa Hertig

Average fees paid by bitcoin users spike at a certain time every day due to the actions of one firm, derivatives exchange BitMEX, a researcher found.

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