Fees


Markets

Binance Boosts Bitcoin, Ether Trading in Argentine, Brazilian, South African Currencies With Fee Promotion

The crypto exchanges promotion comes as trading volumes plummet to four-year lows, hurting the exchange’s revenue stream.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Markets

Ethereum's Daily Transaction Fees Drops to 8-Month Low of $2.8M

Ethereum's daily total fees fell to 1,719 ETH ($2.8 million) on Sunday, the lowest single-day total since Dec. 26.

Ethereum: Daily fees paid in ETH (CryptoQuant)

Tech

Among Bitcoin Developers, Debate Is Raging Over Whether to Censor Ordinals BRC-20s

Despite calls for censorship, many developers agree that maintaining the status quo is the right thing to do for now.

Debate has ensued over the proliferation of BRC-20 tokens on the Bitcoin blockchain. (Кусмарцева Дарья / Getty Images)

Markets

Litecoin Transactions Hit Record High as Bitcoin Fees Surge Amid BRC-20 Frenzy

Transaction fees on the Bitcoin blockchain have hit a two-year high due to the rising popularity of so-called BRC-20 tokens.

Canary Capital Group, a new digital asset-focused investment firm, has plans to launch an exchange-traded fund tied to Litecoin. (Litecoin Foundation)

Tech

Bitcoin’s Frenzy of Activity Pushes Average Transaction Fee Over $7, Nearly 2-Year High

The average transaction fee on Bitcoin has shot above $7, pushing total fees up nearly fivefold in two weeks, thanks to a surge in Ethereum-style “BRC-20” tokens and NFT-like “inscriptions” on the increasingly popular Ordinals project.

(Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin Miners' Revenue From Fees Rises Suggesting Onset of Major Bull Run

The two-year "Z-score" for miner revenue from fees has turned positive after a long time, signaling new waves of adoption.

El regreso de las comisiones por encima de la media en la red de Bitcoin apunta a un futuro mercado alcista. (royharryman/Pixabay)

Markets

Binance Curb on Zero-Fee Trading May Cost Market Share, Boost TrueUSD Stablecoin: Kaiko Research Head

Binance abolished almost all zero fee trading pairs from its platform after nine months, only keeping the promotion for the TUSD-bitcoin pair.

Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Finance

DeFi Protocol StaFi Nearly Halves Commission Fees for Staking

StaFi will now charge a 10% fee on its Liquid staking derivatives products, down from 19%.

(Shutterstock)

Tech

For Solana Users, 'Priority Fees' Mean Paying Up to Skip the Line

The network's developers implemented a new feature last year to let users to pay extra to avoid congestion. Even the elevated "priority fee" rate is still considered low, so the adoption rate is growing.

(MidJourney, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Arbitrum-Based GMX Surpassed Ethereum Blockchain in Daily Fees Over Weekend

The decentralized exchange product has gained a loyal community of users in the past few months.

(Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash)

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