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Bitcoin’s Ordinals, Runes key to solving the mining subsidy problem: ViaBTC
10.5.2024
Each Bitcoin halving sees Bitcoin miners rewarded with a smaller block subsidy, but ViaBTC is optimistic that innovative Bitcoin applications will more than cover these needs, as Satoshi Nakamoto envisioned
Bitcoin L2s set to explode as Runes congest BTC network
1.5.2024
High transaction fees and network congestion from the Runes protocol are increasing demand for Bitcoin layer-2 solutions
VanEck CEO Says Transaction Fee Is Bigger Story Than Bitcoin or Ethereum ETFs
9.4.2024
Jan Van Eck told CoinDesk TV's Jen Sanasie that not hearing back from the SEC is a sign that ETH exchange-traded funds likely wont make the May deadline
Heightened Bitcoin Fees and Erratic Mining Revenues Herald Murky Shift as Halving Nears
20.1.2024
Recent statistics reveal that for the past 75 days, starting from Nov. 6, 2023, the average transaction fee on the Bitcoin network has consistently stayed over $5. Additionally, since Dec. 4, 2023, these fees have predominantly been over $10, with a single exception occurring when it briefly fell...
Bitcoin Transaction Fees See Sharp Decline Since December Peak, Network Congestion Persists
10.1.2024
On Jan. 10, 2024, the fee for high-priority transactions is set at 42 satoshis per virtual byte (sats/vB), amounting to $2.66 per transaction. The average transaction fee stands at 98.9 sats/vB, equivalent to $11.17 per transfer. Although there has been a decline in onchain fees, they currently...
Bitcoin Transaction Fees Spike Amid Rising Backlog and Relentless Ordinal Inscription Trend
14.12.2023
Bitcoin transaction fees have surged again. On Dec. 6, 2023, bitinfocharts.com reported that the average cost of a bitcoin transaction soared to $27.55. Presently, the average transaction fee hovers around $13.93, alongside a growing backlog of unconfirmed transactions, currently at 249,000 at...
Antpool Offers Refund for $3 Million BTC Transaction Fee, Sets Verification Deadline for Claimant
30.11.2023
Following a claim from an individual asserting they had lost 139 bitcoin in a hack, where 83.65 BTC was utilized as a heightened fee to expedite its mining, Antpool has disclosed its readiness to reimburse the mistakenly paid fee. Antpool specified on November 30 that the individual has a deadline...
Antpool to Refund 83 BTC Erroneously Paid as Gas Fee to User
30.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / Michael Wuensch Antpool has announced steps to give back 83 Bitcoin (BTC) paid in error as a transaction fee to the user days after the incident. Blockchain security firm, PeckShield posted an update from Antpool on X (formerly Twitter) on the 83 BTC gas fee which sparked diverse...
Bitcoin Miner AntPool to Refund Record $3M BTC Transaction Fee
30.11.2023
AntPool said it would verify the identity of the sender if they sign an on-chain message via another bitcoin transaction using the same message – which will prove ownership
Replace-by-fee (RBF), explained
30.11.2023
Replace-by-fee (RBF) is a feature in Bitcoin that allows users to replace an unconfirmed transaction with a higher fee to expedite confirmation
Bitcoin User Claims Hack Triggered Record $3M Bitcoin Fee, 139 BTC Lost
27.11.2023
Bitcoin hack drained user’s wallet and forced record $3 million transaction fee payment. Image by Myst, Adobe Stock. A Bitcoin user has come forward claiming they were the victim of a hack that led to the record-breaking $3 million Bitcoin transaction fee paid last week. The anonymous user...
Bitcoiner Pays $3.1 Million Transaction Fee; Analysts Debate Possible Factors
23.11.2023
Source: Pixabay / Michael Wuensch A Bitcoin (BTC) user has reportedly paid $3.1 million in transaction fees to transfer 139.42 BTC sparking vast community reactions and opinions by on-chain analysts. On-chain data on Nov 23 shows a Bitcoiner paid a shocking transfer fee of 83 BTC approximately $3.1...
Bitcoin User Unwittingly Pays $3.1 Million in Single Transaction Fee
23.11.2023
Onchain data reveals a staggering incident where a bitcoin user inadvertently paid a fee of 83.65 BTC, amounting to a costly mistake of $3.1 million, in a single transaction. This blunder occurred in block 818,087, mined by Antpool, marking the highest fee ever recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain....
Bitcoin Sender Struck With $3.1M Transaction Fee, Largest in History
23.11.2023
Someone paid $3.1 million in transaction fees for a bitcoin [BTC] transfer on Thursday. Bitcoin miner Antpool was rewarded for mining the block, it received the standard 6.25 BTC as well as 85.2163 BTC in fees for all transactions included in the block, on-chain data shows
Bitcoin user pays $3.1M in transition fee for one 139 BTC transfer
23.11.2023
A Mempool developer suggested that the user behind the transfer might not be aware of the non-cancellation of replacement fees policy, resulting in an accidental $3.1 million transaction fee
Bitcoin and Ethereum Networks See Heightened Fees as Crypto Usage Soars
20.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock/Andrey Popov Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) networks have experienced a dramatic surge in transaction fees amid soaring crypto usage. According to data by BitInfoCharts, the average BTC transaction fee currently stands at around $10, up by more than 500% compared to less than...
Ordinals Creator Casey Rodarmor Introduces ‘Runes,’ New Fungible Token Protocol for Bitcoin
26.9.2023
Casey Rodarmor, creator of Bitcoin Ordinal inscriptions, introduced a new fungible token protocol named Runes in a blog post September 25, 2023. Although uncertain if it’s a “good idea,” Rodarmor believes a robust fungible token protocol could “bring significant transaction...
Bitcoin Miner Returns 19.8 BTC in Fees After Paxos Claims Payment Mistake
16.9.2023
According to an X post, a cryptocurrency mining pool, F2Pool, has returned the mistakenly transferred transaction fee of 19.8 BTC made by Paxos, a Financial infrastructure firm.
It started on September 10, when a transaction fee of $510,000 was paid to a miner on block 807,057 for a transaction...
Miner returns over $500k in BTC transaction fee overpayment to Paxos
15.9.2023
Bitcoin explorer Mempool shared blockchain data that confirmed the funds were sent back on Sept. 15
Bitcoin miner mulls refunding 20 BTC reward to Paxos
14.9.2023
Chun’s reservations about whether to return the funds to Paxos stems from him being “annoyed” that “the person claiming it (the funds) kept saying EST instead of EDT/UTC.”