Fees

Crypto Exchange Apifiny to Launch New Platform in Fourth Quarter

Apifiny said it will give eligible traders perks such as no-fee trading for life on Apifiny HEX order-book trades.

News  ·  19 August 2021

Dogecoin Sees Uptick After Elon Musk Tweet Supporting Fee-Change Proposal

The Tesla founder tweeted in response to a proposal to reduce the fee.

News  ·  28 June 2021
Coinbase

Coinbase COIN Stock Hit With ‘Underperform’ Rating by Investment Bank Raymond James

According to Raymond James' definition, this stock will underperform its sector and should be sold.

Business  ·  9 June 2021
Ethereum

Scaling Solution Hermez Network Adds Tether Token to Tackle High Ethereum Fees

Hermez Network sets out to provide faster and cheaper transactions on Ethereum.

Tech  ·  11 January 2021
CoinFlash

Ethereum Fees Plummeted 65% in October Following DeFi Volumes Back to Earth

Miners' income from processing transactions on the Ethereum blockchain more than halved in October as the mania for DeFi cooled.

Tech  ·  3 November 2020
Ethereum Mining

New Ethereum Fee Model Has Some Miners Crying Foul: Survey

Eight of the nine mining projects answering a survey on EIP 1559 had a negative impression of the proposal, with seven saying they would not implement the change.

Tech  ·  8 October 2020
CoinFlash

OMG Price Doubles as DeFi and Record Ethereum Fees Create ‘Perfect Storm’

OMG has more than doubled in the past seven days as record Ethereum fees lead investors to look more closely at layer 2 solutions.

News  ·  20 August 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sinks to $11.6K as Ether’s Gas Keeps Rising

As bitcoin’s price falls, Ethereum’s fees rise.

Markets  ·  19 August 2020
Transaction Fees

Bitcoin Scaling Tech Could Have Saved Companies and Users $500M in Fees: Report

Implementing transaction batching and SegWit could have saved bitcoin companies and users $500 million in fees – if they'd just use the technology.

Tech  ·  29 July 2020
CoinFlash

DeFi Hype Has Sent Ethereum Fees Soaring to 2-Year High: Coin Metrics

The knock-on effects of the DeFi hype include high fees and less active users on Ethereum, according to Coin Metrics.

Markets  ·  22 July 2020
BitMEX

BitMEX Is Making Bitcoin Network More Expensive for Everyone, Researcher Finds

Average fees paid by bitcoin users spike at a certain time every day due to the actions of one firm, derivatives exchange BitMEX, a researcher found.

Tech  ·  5 May 2020
Bitcoin

Square’s Cash App Now Charging Fees for Bitcoin Purchases

Square's Cash App has started charging fees of as much as 1.76 percent on bitcoin purchases, sources have pointed out to CoinDesk.

Markets  ·  6 November 2019
Lightning Network

As Lightning’s Economy Takes Shape, Devs Are Split on Proposed Fee Hike

At the lightning network's inaugural conference in Berlin, the future economics of the bitcoin payment technology took center stage.

Tech  ·  21 October 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase Pro Is Increasing Its Fees – And Users Aren’t Happy

Coinbase's pro trader platform is set to hike some maker/taker fees from early next week, and smaller traders will be hit hardest.

Markets  ·  4 October 2019
Fees

Prime Trust Undercuts Rivals in Crypto Custody Race

Prime Trust has eliminated its fees for storing digital assets such as BTC, ETH and XLM, in a move the custodian called an industry first.

Business  ·  31 January 2019