Fees


Markets

Crypto Exchange Kraken Slashes Deposit Fees Across All Digital Assets to Zero

Kraken said it is preparing to provide DeFi products and services from the exchange, a long-term ambition.

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Markets

Dogecoin Sees Uptick After Elon Musk Tweet Supporting Fee-Change Proposal

The Tesla founder tweeted in response to a proposal to reduce the fee.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Finance

Coinbase COIN Stock Hit With ‘Underperform’ Rating by Investment Bank Raymond James

According to Raymond James' definition, this stock will underperform its sector and should be sold.

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Tech

Scaling Solution Hermez Network Adds Tether Token to Tackle High Ethereum Fees

Hermez Network sets out to provide faster and cheaper transactions on Ethereum.

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Tech

Ethereum Fees Plummeted 65% in October Following DeFi Volumes Back to Earth

Miners' income from processing transactions on the Ethereum blockchain more than halved in October as the mania for DeFi cooled.

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Tech

New Ethereum Fee Model Has Some Miners Crying Foul: Survey

Eight of the nine mining projects answering a survey on EIP 1559 had a negative impression of the proposal, with seven saying they would not implement the change.

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Markets

OMG Price Doubles as DeFi and Record Ethereum Fees Create 'Perfect Storm'

OMG has more than doubled in the past seven days as record Ethereum fees lead investors to look more closely at layer 2 solutions.

OMG price has doubled in the past seven days (CoinGecko)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sinks to $11.6K as Ether’s Gas Keeps Rising

As bitcoin’s price falls, Ethereum’s fees rise.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Tech

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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Markets

DeFi Hype Has Sent Ethereum Fees Soaring to 2-Year High: Coin Metrics

The knock-on effects of the DeFi hype include high fees and less active users on Ethereum, according to Coin Metrics.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk archives)