Transaction Fees

Dogecoin’s Fee Change Promises to Reduce Costs and Incentivize Nodes, Miners

The changes would be implemented gradually over multiple software releases.

Tech  ·  1 July 2021

Valid Points: MEV on Eth 2.0: The Good, Bad and Ugly

Greater variance in validator income raises important questions about the dynamics of staking on Ethereum under PoS.

Tech  ·  12 May 2021
Ethereum

DOGE Imitators Help Send Ethereum Transaction Fees to All-Time Highs

As SHIB and others doggedly chase DOGE's success, Ethereum transaction fees are running away with them.

News  ·  11 May 2021
Ethereum

Ethereum Gas Limit Hits 15M as ETH Price Soars

The Ethereum gas limit sets a ceiling for how many operations can be included in each block.

Tech  ·  22 April 2021
Ethereum

PancakeSwap Widens Binance Smart Chain’s Lead Over Ethereum on Transactions

The Ethereum blockchain is busier than ever, but its high fees help Binance Smart Chain maintain the lead.

News  ·  22 April 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Transactions Are More Expensive Than Ever

The all-time high in fees coincides with a perfect storm of all-time highs in difficulty and block demand.

News  ·  21 April 2021
Lightning Network

A Guide to Saving on Bitcoin’s High Transaction Fees

The average bitcoin transaction fee is $23. Luckily, there are ways to cut costs.

Tech  ·  26 February 2021
DeFi

DeFi Exchange 1Inch Expands to Binance Smart Chain Citing ETH Gas Fees

The DEX aggregator is branching out from Ethereum to the bustling BSC.

Tech  ·  25 February 2021
DeFi

Ethereum Transaction Fees Hit Record Highs as Ether, DeFi Coins Soar

The average Ethereum transaction fee has passed $20 for the first time.

Tech  ·  4 February 2021
Ethereum

Ethereum Miners Earned Record $830M in January

Miner revenue jumped over 120% from the previous month.

Tech  ·  2 February 2021
Lightning Network

Lightning Operators Are Bracing for a Bitcoin Bull Run

Lightning routing node operators are preparing for the horde of new users that will come in bitcoin's next bull run.

Tech  ·  5 November 2020
CoinFlash

Someone Just Paid a $9,000 Fee for a $120 DeFi Transaction

A Reddit user said they accidentally paid a fee 80 times the transaction value while executing a swap on Uniswap.

Markets  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin Mining

Bitcoin Miners Saw 8% Revenue Increase in October

12% of revenue came from fees, the highest percentage since January 2018.

Markets  ·  2 November 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Transaction Fees Rise to 28-Month High as Hashrate Drops Amid Price Rally

The cost of doing transactions on bitcoin is surging at a time the network is suffering its worst congestion in nearly three years.

Markets  ·  29 October 2020
Bitcoin

‘Boring’ Bitcoin Market Sends Miners’ Fee Earnings to 3-Month Low

Bitcoin's transaction activity has cooled amid the recent lull in price action – and that's hurting miners' earnings.

Markets  ·  19 October 2020