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MetaMask Updates User License, Some Users Need to Pay Fee
23.8.2020
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Bitcoin Transaction Fees Soar 550% in a Month, BCH, Dash Transactions Much Cheaper
11.8.2020
The cost of sending a transaction over the Bitcoin network rose sharply over the past month, as the price of the top cryptocurrency climbed higher. According to latest data from Bitinfocharts, the average bitcoin (BTC) transaction fee soared by as much as 547% in the month to August 6, rising from...
Coinbase Blames Performance Issues on Ethereum Fee Spike
3.8.2020
After the massive ethereum (ETH) rally and subsequent dump on Sunday that forced Coinbase to once again suffer from “degraded performance,” the exchange now said that it was “a spike in transaction fees” on the Ethereum network that caused delays for users attempting to move funds.
Today, the major...
Median Ethereum Fee Up Almost 1,300% Since April, Bitcoin Fees Jump Too
24.7.2020
The fees on both Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) networks are rising yet again, prompting both the user dissatisfaction and discussions of possible solutions.
There seems to be no end to what many perceive as major issues with high fees on the two biggest networks. The median average Bitcoin...
Carlos Ghosn’s $600K Bitcoin Escape Fee Paid Via Coinbase
24.7.2020
Carlos Ghosn's son paid approximately 63 bitcoin, now worth $608,000, to the two men who smuggled his father out of Japan last December
Competition to Cut Fee Premium on 'Safer' Crypto Exchanges Too
14.7.2020
Despite some crypto exchanges still increasing their trading fees, the future may bring about a highly anticipated reduction in fees as competition heats up in the industry, crypto research firm Arcane Research said in a new report.
Even though bitcoin itself can be considered “a homogenous...
Russian TON Investors Decry UK Firm’s ‘c. USD 1.5m Commission Fee’
6.7.2020
Russian investors in the failed Telegram Open Network (TON) token launch said they have reported a British brokerage they said is withholding almost USD 1.5 million of their funds to the Moscow-based federal investigating authority.
Per a Telegram post from Baza, the group has taken its case to...
Researchers Expose Flaw in Bitcoin Wallets That Could Be Exploited for Double-Spending
2.7.2020
A standard way to transact Bitcoin could be vulnerable to double-spending and DoS attacks, ZenGo has found
Ethereum Developers Consider New Fee Model as Gas Costs Climb
29.6.2020
With EIP 1559, Ethereum developers are proposing a dynamic pricing system to lower the blockchain network's current high gas fees
Binance Teams up with Payments Firm to Allow ‘Low-fee’ Crypto Buying
25.6.2020
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Estonia-based payment solutions provider Mercuryo says it has struck a partnership deal with Binance that will allow exchange customers to buy crypto with fiat. The latter claims that the move will allow customers to...
A Multi-Million Mystery: Likely ETH Fee ‘Victim’ Steps Into Spotlight
19.6.2020
A deeper dive into the story involving a potential scam operation paying millions in ETH transaction fees twice in a row
F2Pool Returns $500K of Abnormal ETH Transaction Fee to Sender
18.6.2020
F2Pool returns about $500,000 in abnormal ETH transaction fee to its sender after encountering the issue on June 11
Ethermine Mining Pool Cashes in Its $2.6 Million Ethereum Fee Windfall
16.6.2020
Ethermine will now proceed to distribute its $2.6 million bonanza from a series of bizarre ethereum transactions last week after the fund’s owner failed to make a valid claim. On June 11, the miner, a unit of Bitfly, received the record fee in a transaction involving just 350 ether (ETH),...
Mining Pool Distributes $2.4M Transaction Fee After Flood of Phoney Refund Claims
15.6.2020
Mining pool Ethermine said it would never freeze transaction fees again
Ether Mining Pool Decides to Pocket One of the $2.6M Fee Transactions
15.6.2020
The Ether mining pool that received the second $2.6 million fee abnormal transaction announced that it will distribute these funds to miners after four days
Ethereum’s $5.2 Million Fee Scandal Explained: Exchange Held to Ransom by Hackers
13.6.2020
Hackers are holding an unnamed crypto exchange to ransom after an alleged cyber-attack forced the Ethereum blockchain to facilitate two separate transactions at a cost of $5.2 million in fees, new information suggests. The hackers may have gained access to the exchange’s funds but failed...
Ethereum Transaction Fee Mystery Just Got More Mysterious
12.6.2020
Yet another abnormal ether transaction occurred on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain for the third time. Now, someone transferred ETH 3,221 (USD 762,990) with a somewhat lower transaction fee of ETH 2,310 (USD 544,028).
The transaction occurred on the block 10247265, on June 11, 12:14 PM UTC time....
Third Ether Transaction With Huge Fee Suggests a New Player Has Joined The Party
12.6.2020
A third transaction with a transaction fee worth thousands of Ether has confirmed as experts suggest foul play again
Speculation Rife as User Pays a Second $2.6 Million Fee in Ether Transaction
11.6.2020
History repeated itself on Thursday, after the Ethereum blockchain processed another transfer with fees of $2.6 million – the second such unusual, record-fee transaction in 24 hours. A user sent 350 ether (ETH), worth about $86,400 and paid 10,668 ETH, or $2.6 million, in transaction fees....
Experts Divided on Second Ether Transaction With $2.6M Fee
11.6.2020
A second transaction has been confirmed on the Ethereum blockchain with a $2.6 million gas fee, confusing the crypto community