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Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin’s ETFs Kill the Transaction Fees, Punishing the Miners More
25.8.2025
Capital is piling into ETFs and custodians while Solana takes retail traffic, but Bitcoin’s onchain demand remains stagnant, deepening concerns over whether miners can sustain the network without meaningful fees
Stablecoin Fever With Circle Soaring Another 40%: Apple, X Among Those Reportedly Wanting In
6.6.2025
According to Fortune, the tech giants are in early talks with crypto firms to add stablecoin payments to reduce fees
Strategy to Raise Nearly $1B With STRD Preferred Stock Offering to Accumulate BTC
6.6.2025
The new STRD offer long-term investors high-yield returns and no management fees
Strategy Expands Capital Stack With Launch of High-Yield STRD Preferred Shares
3.6.2025
New 10% non-cumulative perpetual preferred sits below STRF and STRK in seniority, offering investors long-duration yield exposure with zero fees
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Is Set to Reach Record High Amid Surging Hashrate
30.5.2025
Bitcoin’s difficulty is projected to rise over 4% to a record 126.95T as hashrate nears an all-time high despite low transaction fees
Raydium’s RAY Jumps 13% as DEX Reveals Own Token Issuance Platform
19.3.2025
LaunchLab will three types of bonding curves that match demand and price for a token and will let third-party UIs set their fees
Solana Validators to Receive A Massive 100% of Priority Fees After Recent Governance Proposal
28.5.2024
Solana validators will see an increase in their rewards as a recent governance proposal has granted them 100% of priority fees.
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Omnity Protocol Launches New Integration for Low Fee Runes Trading
30.4.2024
Omnity protocol is launching a new integration for the trading of Runes tokens without ‘risky cross chain bridges” or any gas or transaction fees.
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Judge Condemns SEC’s Handling of DEBT Box Case, Ordered to Reimburse Legal Costs
19.3.2024
The US Securities and Exchange Commission was sanctioned for its controversial restraining order against crypto firm DEBT Box, a March 18 court filing showed.
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Ethereum Price Prediction as Dencun Upgrade Successfully Goes Live – Where Next for ETH?
13.3.2024
The Ethereum (ETH) price is consolidating just below $4,000 and close to multi-year highs in wake of the successful implementation of the Dencun upgrade, that, amongst other things, is set to deliver a major boost to the Ethereum ecosystem via delivering a significant reduction in Ethereum layer-2...
After Years of Upheaval, Neo-Plasma Looks Set to Ease Ethereum Transaction Fees
26.2.2024
In the early days of blockchain, as the industry was starting to make waves with the greater public, Ethereum was growing into a thriving ecosystem.
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Onchain Bitcoin Fees in 2024: A Closer Look at Transaction Costs and Delays
6.2.2024
Data gathered over the last 36 days reveals that the Bitcoin network’s average transfer fee has consistently exceeded the $3.68 mark, while costs for median-sized transactions have not dipped below the $1.67 threshold. As of Feb. 6, 2024, insights from Bitcoin’s transaction queue...
Subzero Temperatures in Texas Impact Bitcoin Hashrate Amidst Energy Strains
18.1.2024
As Texas grapples with unexpected subzero temperatures, the state’s bitcoin mining operations have shut down due to high energy demand. This has freed up much needed electricity capacity in the state, while also leading to a sharp drop in the global Bitcoin hashrate. Bitcoin Mining in Texas...
Bitcoin ETF Essential Facts: Prices, Winners, Losers, Tickers and Fees
11.1.2024
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust took an early lead in trading volume as 11 spot bitcoin ETFs open their doors to the investing public. The nine trillion dollar asset manager attracted trading volume of $17.9 million in the first hour. Close behind it was ‘crypto native’ asset...
Bitcoin Transaction Fees See Sharp Decline Since December Peak, Network Congestion Persists
10.1.2024
On Jan. 10, 2024, the fee for high-priority transactions is set at 42 satoshis per virtual byte (sats/vB), amounting to $2.66 per transaction. The average transaction fee stands at 98.9 sats/vB, equivalent to $11.17 per transfer. Although there has been a decline in onchain fees, they currently...
Fee War Intensifies: Bitcoin ETF Issuers Submit Updates Lowering Rates
10.1.2024
Source: Adobe / 24K-Production The spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) competition is heating up as major issuers including Fidelity submitted revisions to lower their fees. According to Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst James Seyffart, Fidelity lowered their fees to 0.25% from the previous...
December 2023 Sees Record Bitcoin Mining Revenue: $1.51 Billion Amassed With Soaring Onchain Fees
31.12.2023
In December, bitcoin miners garnered the highest monthly revenue of the year, amassing $1.51 billion. Additionally, this month marked a record in fee collection, with miners securing $324.83 million in onchain transaction fees. Bitcoin Miners Smash Records — Highest Monthly Haul of $1.51...
Bitcoin Fork Discussions Surface Over Block Space Constraints and Ordinals
24.12.2023
While no formal announcement has been made, murmurs of a potential Bitcoin fork are emerging amidst discussions on block space, Ordinal inscriptions, and escalating fees. Such speculation has led some to believe that a significant Bitcoin fork might occur in 2024. Talks of a Bitcoin Fork Appear...
Bitcoin Transaction Fees Soar to $40, Sparking Debate and Push for L2 Solutions Amid Mempool Backlog
16.12.2023
On Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, Bitcoin’s transaction fees spike to a high of $40 per transaction at 1:48 p.m. Eastern Time. The jump in onchain fees surpassed the high reached on May 8, 2023, when the average transfer cost topped $31 per transfer. Skyrocketing Bitcoin Fees Surpass $40 Bitcoin...
Lugano Switzerland Now Accepts Bitcoin, USDT for Tax Payments
7.12.2023
Source: Pixabay / Michael Wuensch The city of Lugano, Switzerland announced on Wednesday that it is ready to start accepting tax payments in cryptocurrency – including Tether (USDT) and Bitcoin (BTC). That includes payments for any invoice issued by Lugano, such as municipal services and all other...