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Bitcoin Transaction Fees Dropped 58% Last Week as Congestion Eased
The cost of transacting on the Bitcoin blockchain fell sharply last week as the network reverted to less frantic levels of activity.
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DeFi Traders Are Gaming Ethereum for Higher Profits, Researchers Say
DeFi trading bots create "walls of executions," resulting in higher rewards for Ethereum miners, higher profits for traders and higher fees for everyone.
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Bitcoin Miners Saw 7% Revenue Increase in July
Bitcoin miners earned $300 in revenue during July.
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Bitcoin Scaling Tech Could Have Saved Companies and Users $500M in Fees: Report
Implementing transaction batching and SegWit could have saved bitcoin companies and users $500 million in fees – if they'd just use the technology.
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Mining Pools Distribute $2.4M Transaction Fee After Flood of Phoney Refund Claims [Updated]
Mining pool Ethermine said it would never freeze transaction fees again.
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ETH Whale Pays $5.2M in Fees for 2 Mysterious Transfers Totaling $82K [Updated]
Over the past two days, an unknown wallet holder has paid some $5.2 million in transaction fees for two ether transactions.
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Bitcoin Transaction Fees Decline as Network Congestion Eases
After facing a heavy load of transactions earlier this month, bitcoin's network has returned to a more normal level, recent developments suggest.
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BOTTLENECK: If too many bitcoin transactions are sent at one time, miners prioritize ushering through those with higher fees. Those with smaller fees must wait. (Credit: Shuttertsock)
BitMEX Is Making Bitcoin Network More Expensive for Everyone, Researcher Finds
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.
BOTTLENECK: If too many bitcoin transactions are sent at one time, miners prioritize ushering through those with higher fees. Those with smaller fees must wait. (Credit: Shuttertsock)

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Coinbase Moves to Cut Blockchain Load With Bitcoin Batching
The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has started grouping multiple bitcoin transactions together to benefit both users and the blockchain.
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Bitcoin Just Hit $1 Billion in All-Time Transaction Fees
Here's what to make of the milestone.
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