Ethereum fees are skyrocketing — But traders have alternatives
With the rapid growth of decentralized finance, upcoming scaling developments on Ethereum 2.0, and increased crypto allocation in the portfolios of institutions, the price of...
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Bitcoin and Ethereum slow down as transaction values and fees plunge 70%
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) appear to be experiencing something of a slowdown, as on-chain data shows a dramatic decrease in the U.S dollar value...
As Visa and Mastercard raise fees, merchants may look to crypto
Credit card providers charge merchants a cut of the payments they accepted, called interchange fees or swipe fees. With two major card providers aiming to...
Ethereum-based social media project shuts down as ETH fees approach new highs
An Ethereum-based project has been forced to cease development due to rising gas prices, as the cost of transacting on the blockchain continues to push new...
88% of all BTC transfers are overpaying transaction fees
According to analysis by Mark “Murch” Erhardt of Chaincode Labs, 88% of all Bitcoin transaction inputs pay higher fees than are necessary. Erhardt bases his...
Bitcoin mempool clogs up with 125K transactions waiting
The number of transactions waiting to be confirmed in the Bitcoin mempool surged briefly above 125,000 today. This represents the equivalent of roughly 149 megabytes...
‘Expensive lesson’: 75 Eth2 validators slashed for introducing potential chain split bug
Staking infrastructure provider Staked said it had learned “an expensive lesson” after 75 of its Eth2 validators were slashed on Feb. 4 from the staking...
Exchange temporarily halts Ether withdrawals as gas fees hit new highs
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has temporarily disabled Ether (ETH) withdrawals as the altcoin hits new all-time highs. According to a Feb. 4 announcement, Liquid has...
OKEx to accelerate Bitcoin transactions with Lightning Network
Global cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is moving to cheaper and faster Bitcoin (BTC) transactions with its upcoming Lightning Network integration. According to a Feb. 2 announcement,...
LuaSwap using TomoChain for backend transactions
The number of projects adopting layer-two solutions for Ethereum’s scaling woes is increasing, with LuaSwap rolling out a new, TomoChain-based exchange engine yesterday. The change will...