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A recap of last week’s ‘DeFi Marathon’ hosted by CT China
9.9.2020
China looks into DeFi
Ethereum Developers Weigh Gas Rule Change to Ease Fee Pressure
7.9.2020
As Ethereum fees soar, a proposal to nix “gas tokens,” which let users prepay fees when they’re cheap and spend them later, is getting renewed attention
Declining ETH Gas Cost Still Higher Than BTC Fees: Supporters Insists ETH 2.0 to End High Fee Woe
7.9.2020
Ethereum network gas fees that averaged $15.13 on September 2 have been declining in the past four days ending the day at $3.43, according to Token View charts. At that cost, ethereum fees are still ahead of those on the Bitcoin network that averaged $2.75 on September 6. The highest average daily...
DeFi experts say that Ethereum 2.0 is not the answer to high gas fees
6.9.2020
A better solution might come up before it even exists
Defi Boom Fueling ETH Gas Fees, Threatens Viability of Smart Contracts
5.9.2020
Growing Ethereum network transaction fees, which touched new highs recently, are a direct consequence of the increasing number of defi projects and yield farming. Yield farmers need to pay ETH for transactions like moving funds in and out of pools. The increased number of yield farmers leads...
Ethereum devs discuss gas optimizations, but it will probably be too little too late
4.9.2020
Developers see the problem, but there is little they can do right now
Around the Crypto World in 15 Charts: CoinDesk Research’s August Review
2.9.2020
In 15 charts, the CoinDesk Monthly Review for August details BTC's performance, its relationship to fiat currencies and Ethereum’s growing congestion problem
Ethereum gas fees reach $500K as ETH price hits a 2020-high at $486
1.9.2020
Ethereum miners earned a record $500K in fees for a single hour, raising concerns about network stability
Ethereum Gas Fee Prices Rising Again: When Will it End?
1.9.2020
The sky appears to be the limit for ethereum (ETH) gas fees as the average price of transactions returned to just short of the USD 5 mark for the first time since a bug apparently derailed the decentralized finance (DeFi) Yam project – and total gas fees reached a whopping USD 7.1 million on August...
Energy Giant Equinor to Cut Gas Flaring With Bitcoin Mining Tie-Up: Report
28.8.2020
Equinor will use digital flare mitigation tech from Crusoe Energy at its Bakken oilfield operations in the U.S
Don’t just blame DeFi for paying high ETH gas fees
28.8.2020
How institutions store and secure digital assets have a fundamental impact on transaction fees
Market Wrap: Bitcoin’s Powell-Induced Price Swing; Ethereum Still High on Gas
27.8.2020
Bitcoin's price gyrated by over $450 during and after Fed Chair Powell’s comments while Ethereum’s gas congestion continues
BitGo Weighs Building a Sidechain for WBTC as Ethereum Fees Climb
25.8.2020
Digital asset trust company BitGo is in the process of “reaching out” to community partners to build an Ethereum sidechain because of rising fees, according to CTO Ben Chan
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $11.8K; Ethereum Gas at All-Time High
24.8.2020
Many bitcoin stakeholders expect a weak market this week to cap August while DeFi continues to stretch Ethereum’s network
Inter-Blockchain Liquidity: Minting Synthetic Bitcoin Cash With the Ren Protocol
24.8.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem has matured quite a bit in 2020 and one project that’s seen some growth is the Ren Protocol. The application that allows people to access inter-blockchain liquidity for a number of defi applications. The following post is a step-by-step guide on...
People Have Spent Almost $7M on ETH Gas for Uniswap
22.8.2020
Uniswap now accounts for more gas fees than anyone else on the Ethereum network
Natural Gas-Powered Trucking Could Get a Boost From Blockchain Tech
21.8.2020
Uniper has implemented a blockchain platform built by Wipro to streamline its liquefied natural gas trade process
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sinks to $11.6K as Ether’s Gas Keeps Rising
19.8.2020
As bitcoin’s price falls, Ethereum’s fees rise
Record Ethereum Network Use and Gas Fees Pose Risk to DeFi Expansion
15.8.2020
Ethereum network use and transaction fees are rising to record highs, will this interfere with DeFi’s current expansion?
$99 Gas Fees on Ethereum Are Crippling DeFi’s Growth
14.8.2020
Skyrocketing Ethereum fees and the exorbitant costs of interacting with DeFi smart contracts, threaten the growth of the sector