A Reddit user said they accidentally paid a fee 80 times the transaction value while executing a swap on Uniswap.
Bitcoin Miners Saw 8% Revenue Increase in October
12% of revenue came from fees, the highest percentage since Jan. 2018.
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.
‘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.
Bitcoin Miners Saw 11% Revenue Drop in September
Miners generated an estimated $328 million in September.
Record $166M Ethereum Fees Last Month Were Six Times Bigger than Bitcoin’s
Ethereum continues to outpace Bitcoin in transaction fees, with DeFi mania helping push total fees to $166 million last month.
Uniswap’s September Volume Passes August’s $6.7B Record in Just 10 Days
September is the fifth consecutive monthly all-time high for Uniswap volume.
Ethereum Developers Weigh Gas Rule Change to Ease Fee Pressure
As Ethereum fees soar, a proposal to nix “gas tokens,” which let users prepay fees when they’re cheap and spend them later, is getting renewed attention.
Bitcoin Miners Saw 23% Revenue Increase in August
Miners generated an estimated $368 million in August.
Ethereum’s Fees Mean Choosing Between a World Computer and a Financial Network
Large public blockchains are destined to privilege the largest, most fee-tolerant transactions at the expense of non-financial uses.
0x Price Hits Two-Year High on Hopes Falling Ethereum Fees Will Spur DEX Trading
Markets excited by the prospect of declining Eth fees may have caused a surge in 0x – an Ethereum-based DEX that will benefit from decongestion.
Decentralized Finance Frenzy Drives Ethereum Transaction Fees to All-Time Highs
Average transaction fees broke all-time highs as median fees hover just below its high.
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.
DeFi Traders Are Gaming Ethereum for Higher Profits, Researchers Say
DeFi trading bots create “walls of executions,” resulting in higher rewards for Ethereum miners, higher profits for traders and higher fees for everyone.
Bitcoin Miners Saw 7% Revenue Increase in July
Bitcoin miners earned $300 in revenue during July.
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.
Mining Pool Distributes $2.4M Transaction Fee After Flood of Phoney Refund Claims
Mining pool Ethermine said it would never freeze transaction fees again.
‘Whale’ Just Sent $130 in Cryptocurrency With a $2.6M Transaction Fee
The sender’s identity isn’t known, but their wallet still holds more than $11 million-worth of ether,
Bitcoin Transaction Fees Decline as Network Congestion Eases
After facing a heavy load of transactions earlier this month, bitcoin’s network has returned to a more normal level, recent developments suggest.
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.