Transaction Fees
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.
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.
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.
Why Ethereum Briefly Overtook Bitcoin in Daily Transaction Fees
Ethereum transaction fees are back on the rise and they're gaining parity with those of bitcoin. Here's why.
Bitcoin Fees Jump to Nearly 1-Year Highs – But Why?
The average fees required to send a bitcoin transaction are on the rise again, hitting their highest level in nearly a year in early April.
Fee Spike on Ethereum Classic Raises Fears of More Exchange Attacks
Abnormal network activity this past Sunday on ethereum classic caused certain miners to receive thousands of dollars in payout. These peculiar transactions also caused average transaction fees and hashrate levels to reach unprecedented highs.
You Can Now Get Paid (a Little) for Using Bitcoin's Lightning Network
Lightning nodes are making money – albeit not much – displaying the potential for a growing fee market on the layer two tech.
Bitcoin's Cutting-Edge 'Coin Selection' Tech Gets First Major Integration
BitGo is taking advantage of a long-promised scaling tech that should see user's transaction fees slashed by up to one-third.
Bitcoin's Biggest Startups Are Backing a New Effort to Keep Fees Low
A project called Bitcoin Optech is launching to ensure companies like Coinbase and Square know the best technologies out there to reduce user fees.
