Ethereum Gas Fees Touch 200 Gwei per Transaction as DeFiers Farm Yams

Transactions fees on Ethereum crossed 200 gwei today, posing a real threat to the mass adoption of DeFi. Previous moves to increase the gas limits did nothing but enrich the... дальше »

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Coinbase Managed to Save 75% on Bitcoin Transaction Fees: Here’s How

A big issue that many crypto traders and investors run into is high transaction fees when withdrawing Bitcoin and other digital assets from exchanges. Some platforms, in fact, are infamous for charging in excess of $5-10 for the processing of a withdrawal. дальше »

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Reflections on Bitcoin Transaction Batching

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Ethereum Transaction Fees Are Reaching Highs Not Seen Since 2015

Despite stagnation in the value of ETH, demand for Ethereum transactions continues to increase day after day. This is largely due to the growth seen in what is known as decentralized finance — or “DeFi. дальше »

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Bitcoin Transaction Fees Soar 550% in a Month, BCH, Dash Transactions Much Cheaper

The cost of sending a transaction over the Bitcoin network rose sharply over the past month, as the price of the top cryptocurrency climbed higher. According to latest data from Bitinfocharts, the average bitcoin (BTC) transaction fee soared by as much as 547% in the month to August 6, rising from just $1 to $6. дальше »

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Bitcoin's on-chain solution has its hands full dealing with WBTC

Last week, when Arcane Research reported that the number of Bitcoin transactions going up was not met by high transaction fees on-chain, people shifted their attention to SegWit. It was soon found thaThe post Bitcoin's on-chain solution has its hands full dealing with WBTC appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Bitcoin Transaction Fees Dropped 58% Last Week as Congestion Eased

The cost of transacting on the Bitcoin blockchain fell sharply last week as the network reverted to less frantic levels of activity. дальше »

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Polish Financial Watchdog Impersonated by Crypto Scammers

The PFSA warns scammers are asking people to send cryptos to verify a transaction’s legality before depositing them in a fake investment fund. дальше »

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OKEx Enters India with Peer-to-Peer Crypto Trading Platform

The global crypto exchange and trading platform, OKEx has launched a P2P crypto trading platform in the world’s second most populous country with huge untapped market potential. Targeting the crypto community in India, the new platform allows users to purchase cryptocurrencies with INR at zero transaction fees. дальше »

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New Kenyan Digital Tax to Affect Crypto Platforms

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced new regulations that compel users of digital marketplaces to pay digital tax. At a rate of 1. 5% on gross transaction value, the new tax is expected to take effect on Jan. дальше »

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BTC Averages Over 1 Million Active Addresses as ETH Transaction Fees Hit $2M Daily

Bitcoin averaged over a million daily active addresses in the past week for the first time since January 2018. The growing usage metrics add to evidence of a rising bull market. According to data compiled by Coin Metrics, ethereum might be on course to surpass its all-time high if the bull market continues. дальше »

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OKEx Rolls Out A P2P Crypto Exchange in India With Zero Transaction Fees

The popular Malta-based spot and derivatives exchange – OKEx – has been eyeing the Indian crypto market for some time, and has now announced its plans to launch a peer-to-peer crypto exchange in India with zero trading fees. дальше »

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Ethereum Gas Fees Dips Amid Easing Network Congestion

The smart contract platform’s gas fees finally seem to be dipping as network congestion shows signs of easing. Ethereum Network Congestion Easing The months of June and July witnessed unprecedented transaction activity on the Ethereum (ETH) network, buoyed by the astronomical rise in popularity of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols such as Uniswap, Aave, Compound, andRead MoreRead More. дальше »

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Ethereum Transaction Fees Fall by 75% as Congestion Eases

Ethereum gas fees appear to be finally going down as activity levels fall from the highs of July.

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DeFi accounted for 92% of Ethereum dApps volume in July

A surge in transaction volume in the DeFi market saw Ethereum applications record an...

The post DeFi accounted for 92% of Ethereum dApps volume in July appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Flash Crash Caused Serious Network Congestion for ETH, ETC, And ERC 20 Tokens on Coinbase

On August 1, the Ethereum's blockchain faced a spike in network transaction fees, causing a backlog in transfers across several exchanges. Coinbase and Binance, two of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, saw hundreds of transactions jammed, leading to trading delays. дальше »

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Cardano (ADA) price forms strong base at $0.13, but transaction volume concerns investors

Cardano (ADA) – like all other digital assets – saw a notable decline yesterday that came about in tandem with Bitcoin’s plunge from highs of $12,000 to lows of under $11,000. The post Cardano (ADA) price forms strong base at $0. дальше »

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Research: Users could save $500 Million with SegWit and batching

Transaction fees on the bitcoin network peaked in the last nine months. If everyone on the bitcoin network had been using SegWit and batching, they would have saven $500 million.

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Bitcoin fees increase as hash rate hits new high

Average transaction fees and hash rates are surging, even as BTC/USD holds above $11k...

The post Bitcoin fees increase as hash rate hits new high appeared first on Coin Journal.

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По следам рекомендуемых комиссий в кошельках Blockchain.com

Определение цифрового отпечатка кошелька для трети биткойн-транзакций. Транзакции, отправленные с кошельков Blockchain. com составляют около трети от всех транзакций в сети Биткойна. В этой статье создатель Bitcoin Transaction Monitor описывает и применяет на практике методику, позволяющую идентифицировать эти транзакции. дальше »

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IOTA’s New Pollen Minor Version Records 10,000 TPS Amidst Improved Features

IOTA’s new version of the Pollen decentralized testnet records an improved transaction speed along with other major improvements.   Pollen v0. 2. 2 TPS 6X Faster Than Previous Version In a tweet published by IOTA on Tuesday (July 28, 2020), the new IOTA Pollen minor version 0. дальше »

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Elrond launches mainnet with first app and updated tokenomics 

Elrond, a scalable blockchain designed for value transfer, today announced that it is now live on mainnet. The first application to launch on the Elrond blockchain is Maiar, a user-focused decentralized financial application enabling seamless onboarding and multiple transaction types between participants. дальше »

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IOTA Signals Bull Run After Forming Its First Weekly Golden Cross

IOTA, a transaction settlement token for the Internet of Things (IoT), has surged by more than 400 percent from its March 2020 nadir. Its price rally this week led to the formation of its first Golden Cross on a weekly chart. дальше »

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Bitcoin transaction fees jump 525% in a month

Against the background of the bitcoin price growth to $11,000, there was also a sharp jump in the level of transaction commissions through the bitcoin blockchain. They grew more than six-fold in a month. дальше »

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VC: Ethereum has “negative” network effects, needs scaling solutions “NOW”

One of the biggest narratives over recent weeks has been Ethereum’s extremely high transaction fees. The post VC: Ethereum has “negative” network effects, needs scaling solutions “NOW” appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Bitcoin Transaction Fees Surge as Demand for the Network Rockets Higher

Demand for the Bitcoin network is beginning to take off, with the crypto’s ongoing price rise being the likely suspect behind this sudden uptick. This has resulted in the cryptocurrency seeing a massive spike in its transaction fees, which have nearly reached the yearly highs that were set just after the mining rewards halving event […] дальше »

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Cellebrite Launches Crypto Tracer Solution Powered by CipherTrace for Tracking Illicit Activities Involving Cryptocurrency and Blockchain

Cellebrite, a digital intelligence firm has released a cryptocurrency transaction tracing tool called “Cellebrite Crypto Tracer,” which would help law enforcement agencies, businesses, and analysts to trace crypto transactions being used for any illicit activity such as money laundering, terrorism, drugs, human trafficking, weapon sales, and ransomware schemes. The firm has promised to offer its […] дальше »

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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. дальше »

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Solving Ethereum’s Skyrocketing Fee Problem

Ethereum fees are skyrocketing and developers, exchanges, and investors are scrambling to find ways to prevent the growing problem. Nothing gets under your skin like an Ethereum transaction that doesn’t go through. дальше »

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Ripple’s Payburner P2P payment platform enters beta testing

Payburner is a non-custodial wallet that allows global P2P transaction using XRP In a... The post Ripple’s Payburner P2P payment platform enters beta testing appeared first on Coin Journal. дальше »

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Bitcoin Fees Skyrocket 590% Since Mid-June – Supporters Think Mempool Size Is ‘Bullish’

Bitcoin fees have grown much larger in recent days spiking to a two-month high to $3. 80 per network transaction. The crypto asset’s fees have jumped 590% since June 14 and the mempool (transaction backlog) has grown significantly. дальше »

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Ethereum Miners’ Income Soars by 60% in a Month and Outruns Ether’s Price Jump

Ethereum miners may have benefited the most from ether’s recent price rise and soaring transaction fees. дальше »

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85% of Italian Banks Are Exchanging Interbank Transfer Data on Corda

Banks across Italy are using R3’s Corda blockchain to vastly speed up the process of double-checking transaction logs. дальше »

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DeFi Testing Ethereum’s Transaction Limits, These Solutions Offer Hope for Scaling

On-chain activity on the Ethereum network has been surging in 2020 to the levels previously seen amid the 2017-2018 bull run. Data suggests that it’s likely due to the rapid... дальше »

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Whale Bot Identifies $5 Million Bitcoin Transfer From Hackers Who Attacked Bitfinex In 2016

Protecting one’s privacy with Bitcoin doesn’t come easy. The Bitcoin Blockchain permanently records and displays all transactions publicly, this makes it possible for almost anyone to track and view your transaction details for any wallet address. дальше »

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Stablecoin Tether Set to Eclipse Bitcoin’s Daily Transaction Value

The most dominant stablecoin in the cryptocurrency ecosystem has seen some competition during the last few years, but the token tether has remained king in the face of rivalry. Just recently, a “Q2’20 review” published by the digital currency data and analytics firm Messari shows that tether’s daily transaction value is set to eclipse bitcoin’s […] The post Stablecoin Tether Set to Eclipse Bitcoin’s Daily Transaction Value appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin Wants to Reform Ethereum Transaction Fees, Campaigns for New Fee Model

Vitalik Buterin is looking at reforming the transaction fees in Ethereum so as not to impair the network security due to rising transaction fees. In Proof-of-Work, miners rely on transaction fees when choosing what transactions to broadcast. дальше »

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Tether (USDT) Daily Transaction Volumes Could Soon Exceed Bitcoin’s

Data shows the daily volumes for Tether – a controversial stablecoin pegged 1:1 with the U. S. dollar – could soon exceed those of Bitcoin’s. Tether to Soon Eclipse Bitcoin What was to be a mere stablecoin turned out to challenge Bitcoin, at least as a transactional tool. дальше »

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Slow Adoption Cost Bitcoin Users $500M in Transaction Fees

The staggered pace of adoption with transaction batching and protocol upgrades like segregated witness (SegWit) have reportedly cost Bitcoin (BTC) users an extra half a billion dollars in fees since 2017. дальше »

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USDT to Surpass Bitcoin in Blockchain Transactions: Messari

While major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin maintain dominance, stablecoins seem to be gaining ground. So much so that they are seeing more transaction volume on major blockchains. There are thousands of cryptocurrencies in existence but some are undoubtedly more popular than others. дальше »

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Bitcoin Likely to Be Toppled by Tether in Terms of Daily Transaction Volume. Here?s What It Means for BTC

Tether is about to eclipse Bitcoin in terms of daily transaction value, according to CoinMetrics data дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin Warns High Fees Threaten Ethereum’s Security

As Ether transaction fees hit 100 gwei, the project’s co-founder warns that a failure to respond could undermine the security of the network. дальше »

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Zcash Privacy Back in Question after User Traces Shielded Transaction

During a Zcash community challenge, one user, Brian Deep, was able to trace a ZEC transaction from another user, MoneyKnowledge0, back to its source in less than three days. The... дальше »

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Tether (USDT) is about to pass Bitcoin’s average daily transaction value

The stablecoin sector has been seeing tremendous growth throughout the past year. The post Tether (USDT) is about to pass Bitcoin’s average daily transaction value appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Top 3 CashBack Crypto Services to Watch

Who doesn’t love rewards and rebates? The cashback concept appeals to pretty much everyone and goes some way towards assuaging the guilt that tends to follow an indulgent spending spree. Earning a modest percentage of your transaction value back in the form of in-store credits, discounts or cashback is a fixture of the modern commerce experience, with new schemes even granting rewards in cryptocurrency. дальше »

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Digital Payment Platform Wirex Partners with Mastercard to Increase Crypto Access

Multinational financial services company Mastercard has partnered with digital payment platform Wirex, making it Mastercard’s first principal member. This partnership gives Wirex the power to issue payment cards directly to increase convenience, transaction speed, and reduce the cost to its customers. дальше »

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The Origins of the World’s Oldest Bitcoin Metric, Explained

Bitcoin days destroyed (BDD) was first introduced as a concept back in 2011. At the time, it had only been two years since the creation of the world’s first cryptocurrency, bitcoin. Individuals were already beginning to innovate ways to measure on-chain transaction activity and value. дальше »

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Ethereum Fees Are Up 500% Since April: Why That’s Bearish for ETH

It’s been a strong few weeks for Ethereum adoption. Due to growth in the decentralized finance sector, the blockchain has seen a spike in users, active addresses, and transactions. Unfortunately, this influx of usage has not come without a cost: As per data from Glassnode, a blockchain analytics firm, the daily median gas price of an Ethereum transaction passed 50 Gwei. дальше »

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Twitter Hackers Using Wasabi Wallet to Wipe Out Bitcoin Trail, Elliptic Says

Transaction data associated with crypto wallets used in the infamous Twitter hack suggests that out of the total of $123,000 worth of bitcoin (BTC), about 22% (approx. 2. 89 BTC) was sent to an address, that blockchain analysis firm Elliptic believes is a Wasabi wallet. дальше »

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Darknet Entities Sent $67M Worth of BTC to Bitcoin Mixers in Q1 2020

Bitfury Crystal, a blockchain analytics platform has released a new report detailing the use of bitcoin transaction mixers by darknet users from 2019 to Q1 2020. The report states that darknet entities used bitcoin transaction mixers to cover their paths more in the first quarter of 2020 as compared to 2019, according to a blogRead MoreRead More. дальше »

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