Bitcoin transaction fees are less than 10% of their 2017 highs, but Vitalik Buterin believes it’s only a matter of time before they soar back up. Despite Bitcoin’s surge to re-test its 2017 highs, a combination of low on-chain transactions and diminished retail speculation has seen transaction fees remain low. The current fees of around…
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The long awaited EIP-1559 would have seen almost 1 million ETH burnt in the last 365 days if it had been implemented, but miners are yet to get on board. The controversial Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559 would have burnt 970,000 Ether (ETH) — with a total value of $360 million — in the last…
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The Ethereum network has taken more in fees than Bitcoin for a record streak, but a fee reform proposal faces an uphill battle. Ethereum (ETH) transaction fees have exceeded those on the Bitcoin (BTC) network for two months straight. Crypto market data aggregator Messari tweeted about the streak on October 8, noting it is the…
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