Transaction Fees

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bitcoin Miners Saw 7% Revenue Increase in July
Bitcoin miners earned $300 in revenue during July.
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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.
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Mining Pools Distribute $2.4M Transaction Fee After Flood of Phoney Refund Claims [Updated]
Mining pool Ethermine said it would never freeze transaction fees again.
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ETH Whale Pays $5.2M in Fees for 2 Mysterious Transfers Totaling $82K [Updated]
Over the past two days, an unknown wallet holder has paid some $5.2 million in transaction fees for two ether transactions.
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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.
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