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Solana tackles congestion with Anza and Jupiter DEX fixes
12.4.2024
Solana is facing a serious problem of network clogging due to innumerable instances of transaction delays and user inconvenience. There are also doubts about the platform’s upgradability potential. Solana is known for its high output and low latency. To better understand the reasons behind...
The MEME coin to watch: BEFE gains traction amid Solana network congestion
11.4.2024
Accounting for approximately 6% of the total volume of cryptocurrencies traded in the last 24 hours, meme coins have grown from mere entertainments and bants into a lucrative sector of the cryptocurrency market. Dubbed as investors’ favorite spot for fun and profits, meme coins like $DOGE, $SHIBA...
Solana developers rally to combat network congestion
8.4.2024
The Solana network’s transaction speed is limited right now because too many unnecessary transactions are taking place. The Solana developers are trying to remove this bottleneck through software upgrades and improvements. In the last month, the Solana network has been struggling with...
‘TESLA’ Token on Solana Explodes 45,398% in a Day, Anticipation Builds for New $10 Million Dog-Coin Listing
8.4.2024
Despite congestion over the weekend, the Solana meme coin markets are back with a bang this morning, as the new Tesla token explodes +45,298%. This article will provide an analysis of TESLA’s current price trends and look to see whether a viral dog coin, Dogecoin20, represents a more promising...
Solana Developers Rush to Address Network Congestion; Operativity Remains Impaired
7.4.2024
Anza, a collective of Solana-focused developers, has announced the measures it is taking to mitigate the congestion issues the network has been facing. Anza stated that it has made significant progress in tackling these problems and hopes to release patches next week. Currently, 70% of users’...
Solana Announces Recommendations and Measures to Deal With Network Congestion
19.3.2024
The Solana Foundation has announced several recommendations that developers should follow to cope with the high usage that the network is currently experiencing. The foundation recommended implementing priority fees, and a series of optimizations to avoid dropping transactions. Also, an improved...
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...
Perpetuals Trading Protocol Levana Suffers Oracle Attack, Loses $1.14 Million
28.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Perpetuals trading protocol Levana has fallen victim to an oracle attack, resulting in a loss of $1.14 million. According to a report from the Levana team, the exploitation happened between December 13th and December 26th, with the assailants siphoning off 10% of Levana’s liquidity...
Bitcoin Sidechain Liquid Comes Back To Life Amid Ordinals Frenzy
13.12.2023
Image Source: Pixabay High network congestion on Bitcoin has prompted the revival of an old, nearly forgotten scaling solution that makes BTC transactions fast, private, and cheap. According to data from mempool.space, the Liquid Network has experienced some of its highest transaction volumes...
Developer Says Ordinals Are Exploiting a “Vulnerability” to Spam Bitcoin Network, Proposes Bug Fix
6.12.2023
Image Source: Pixabay Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr has proposed a bug fix to potentially alleviate the network congestion caused by new Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Dashjr claimed that these tokens are taking advantage of a vulnerability within...
Bitcoin Inscriptions Divide BTC Community Amid Network Congestion, But Are 'Unstoppable'
6.12.2023
As unconfirmed transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain rise, Luke Dashjr, a prominent developer pledges that Ordinal Inscriptions are a 'bug' that will be fixed
Bitcoin NFT marketplace Bioniq eyes lofty goal of alleviating network congestion
29.11.2023
Bioniq operates on the Internet Computer Protocol, tapping into native Bitcoin integration to ease the network congestion and high fees associated with Ordinals inscriptions
Ethereum, Bitcoin users reignite scalability debate as gas fees surge
10.11.2023
Ethereum gas fees reportedly breached the $200-mark for certain high-priority transactions in the last 24 hours
Bitcoin’s Transaction Backlog Swells With Latest Inscription Wave, Pushing Fees Up 4,000%
7.11.2023
After a quiet period post-September 15, Bitcoin transaction backlogs are surging anew, with a noticeable resurgence of Ordinal inscriptions starting October 24. The number of pending bitcoin transactions in the mempool has surpassed 157,000, prompting a rise in high-priority transaction fees...
State Channels ‘Significantly Reduce Congestion and Transaction Fees,’ Ideal for Decentralized Exchanges — Louis Bellet
28.10.2023
According to Louis Bellet, the founder of the Layer-3 peer-to-peer protocol Yellow Network, crypto trading has not scaled largely because it remains unregulated in many places which in turn “greatly slows down its growth and produces tons of scams.” In contrast, traditional finance...
Blockchain congestion and transaction queues actually deter ‘nefarious actors’ — Study
27.10.2023
According to the study, a blockchain’s “fullness” is directly related to its security
What is blockchain network congestion?
13.10.2023
Blockchian network congestion results in delayed transaction confirmations, increased costs and a slower user experience
From Half a Million to 27K: Bitcoin’s Transaction Backlog Set to Clear for First Time in Four Months
3.10.2023
It’s been a captivating four months since Bitcoin’s mempool last emptied, and with the recent downturn in Ordinal inscriptions this month, the backlog now holds a mere 27,210 unconfirmed transactions. Bitcoin’s Transaction Backlog Nears End as Ordinal Inscriptions Wane A little...
Amid Falling Inscriptions, Bitcoin Miners Chip Away at Transaction Backlog
30.9.2023
Bitcoin miners have been steadily clearing the mempool of unconfirmed transactions since the number almost reached 700,000 on September 6, 2023. Currently, the number of unconfirmed transactions has dropped to just over 153,000 pending confirmation. Transaction Backlog Shrinks as Bitcoin Miners...
Bitcoin’s Mempool Congestion: Unconfirmed Transactions Approach 700,000 in September
15.9.2023
Over the last fortnight, the quantity of unconfirmed bitcoin (BTC) transactions has consistently exceeded the 500,000 mark, nearly touching 700,000 on September 6, 2023. Metrics indicate that Bitcoin’s mempool, a shortened term for “memory pool,” has not completely cleared...