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Botanix Pulls Plug on Bitcoin L2 After 4 Years as Fee Income Falls Short
10.6.2026
Bitcoin layer-two ( L2) network Botanix is winding down its operations after four years and has set a hard deadline of July 9, 2026, for users to withdraw their bitcoin and assets before remaining funds are permanently swept by the network’s federation. The Playbook Botanix Refused to Follow...
Mixin Expands Gas Fee Subsidy Program
27.3.2026
Mixin expands its gas fee subsidy program to make blockchain transfers effectively free. The subsidy covers major networks like bitcoin, ethereum and solana, with no limits on transaction size or frequency. Eliminating the Cost of Onchain Transactions Mixin, a privacy-first platform for digital...
Differently Secured: Bitlease Founder Nima Beni on Why Falling Hashrates Aren’t a Threat
19.3.2026
The bitcoin mining industry is undergoing a significant transformation as it matures into more institutional structures. Nima Beni of Bitlease argues against fears regarding the sustainability of transaction fees, emphasizing that current fee levels don’t reflect long-term dynamics. Challenging...
Buterin Says Ethereum Smart Accounts Could Launch in 2026 Hegota Upgrade
2.3.2026
Ethereum is preparing to overhaul how wallets work, with co-founder Vitalik Buterin saying native “smart accounts” could arrive within a year through the network’s planned Hegota upgrade. Hegota Upgrade May Bring Account Abstraction In a Feb. 28 post on X, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said...
Ethereum Daily Transaction Count Hits Record High While Fees Stay Flat
19.1.2026
Ethereum is currently processing record-setting transaction volumes while gas fees remain stubbornly close to zero. Ethereum Processes Record Daily Transactions and Welcomes New Wallets at Scale Network activity on Ethereum is accelerating fast, and January 2026 is shaping up to be the most intense...
Ethereum Torches $18B in Value and Clears 6M ETH Burned, Yet the Supply Keeps Expanding
7.12.2025
According to metrics, the tally of ETH burned from fees has sailed past the 6 million mark, meaning that as of Dec. 7’s exchange rates, more than $18 billion in value has effectively gone up in smoke since the London hard fork on Aug. 5, 2021. ETH Bonfire Surpasses 6M ETH Since 2021’s London...
Revolut Scraps Fees on Tezos Delegation, Users Keep 100% of Rewards
27.11.2025
Fintech giant Revolut has announced it is eliminating all platform fees on tezos ( XTZ) delegation rewards. Unbeatable User Experience and Economics Global fintech leader Revolut has announced a major update to its crypto features, eliminating all platform fees on tezos ( XTZ) delegation rewards....
Bitcoin Hashprice Hits Record Low as Miners Grapple With Shrinking Margins
19.11.2025
Bitcoin’s price has taken a hefty knock this week, dragging mining revenue down with it as the price per petahash sinks even deeper than April’s slump. Miners are feeling the squeeze from the tight pricing environment and the thin onchain fees tied to newly found block rewards. Bitcoin’s Mining...
Bitcoin User Accidentally Hands Over $105,000 Fee on $10 Transaction
10.11.2025
On Monday, a bitcoin user managed to send nearly an entire coin to miners by mistake—sending a 0.99 BTC fee on a simple $10 transfer to Kraken. The $10 That Cost a Fortune With the average high-priority bitcoin transaction fee sitting near $0.30 today, this unlucky user shelled out roughly 222,602...
Aster Surges to First Place in Global Fee Rankings, Beating Tether and Circle
29.9.2025
Aster has emerged as the top-earning DeFi protocol, pulling in $28.79 million in fees in just 24 hours, ahead of Tether. The surge points to its rapid rise but comes amid ongoing scrutiny of its token’s concentration and price volatility. Defi Newcomer Aster Captures $29 Million in Fees Amid Token...
Bitcoin Miners Post August Haul Near July as Fees Tick Up
2.9.2025
According to recent metrics, bitcoin miners sustained solid earnings results in August, capturing revenue nearly on par with July’s tally, or marginally above, with earnings ranging from $1.633 billion to $1.66 billion. Bitcoin Fees Inch Higher While Miners’ Locked in $1.63B–$1.66B Last Month...
2025 YTD: Fewer Bitcoin Transfers, Far Lower Fee Share Versus 2024
25.8.2025
Bitcoin’s daily transaction pace has cooled in 2025 after a blistering run last year. Data covering Jan. 1, 2017, through Aug. 23, 2025, shows that 2025’s year-to-date throughput trails 2024’s full-year average by roughly one-quarter, and miners’ fee share of rewards is hovering near the low end...
Ethereum Transaction Activity Rockets to Historic Highs
9.8.2025
While ethereum ( ETH) prices have been climbing lately, the network’s daily transaction count has shifted into high gear over the past two weeks. In fact, August alone has delivered five of the ten busiest single days for transfers since the ledger started on July 30, 2015. August Turns Into...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Fees Collapse: Transaction Costs Plunge Over 90% Year-on-Year
19.4.2025
Operational expenses for executing transactions on the two leading layer one (L1) blockchain protocols have diminished notably relative to the same period in 2024, reflecting a striking recalibration. Cheaper Than Ever: Blockchain Users Reap Benefits of Fee Freefall Reflecting on last April,...
Bitcoin’s Transaction Drought: Network Fees Hit 1 Satoshi per Transfer as Mempool Clears
1.4.2025
According to current metrics, at around 6 p.m. ET on March 31, the Bitcoin blockchain experienced a curious decline in transactional throughput, with blocks failing to reach optimal capacity. Beginning at block 890,138, a sequence of more than a couple dozen blocks exhibited diminished size...
Avalanche Blockchain's December Upgrade Cut Usage Fees by 75%
30.1.2025
The upgrade was designed to make Avalanche cheaper. It worked
10% of Ethereum validators signal gas limit increase
19.12.2024
Ethereum core developer Eric Connor said increasing gas limits could result in a 15% to 33% reduction in transaction fees
10% of Ethereum validators signal gas limit increase
19.12.2024
Ethereum core developer Eric Connor said increasing gas limits could result in a 15% to 33% reduction in transaction fees
Floki, Mastercard launch 13-crypto debit card in Europe
9.12.2024
Floki is one of a growing number of crypto firms issuing their own regional payment cards that let users spend cryptocurrencies
Floki, Mastercard launch 13-crypto debit card in Europe
9.12.2024
Floki is one of a growing number of crypto firms issuing their own regional payment cards that let users spend cryptocurrencies