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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%.
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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.
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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.
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Crypto Exchange Binance.US Eliminates Trading Fees for Ether
The exchange will also offer additional trading fee discounts to customers who pay their trading fees with BNB tokens.
CDCROP: Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

CDCROP: CZ aka Changpeng Zhao CEO of Binance at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
Binance Generates 90% of Revenue From Transaction Fees, Changpeng Zhao Says
Reinstating ads on CoinMarketCap would add $40 million a year.
CDCROP: CZ aka Changpeng Zhao CEO of Binance at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

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DeFi Protocol SushiSwap Proposes 'Immediate' Action to Support Its Treasury
Developers proposed to divert 100% of fees generated on the platform to Sushi’s multisig for one year or until new tokenomics are implemented.
CDCROP: Rolling up sushi rollups (Luigi Pozzoli/Unsplash)

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Apple Refuses to Exempt NFTs From App Store’s 30% Fee
The tech giant’s de facto ban on peer-to-peer NFT trading is likely here to stay.
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Uzbekistan imposes new monthly fees for crypto firms (Snowscat/Unsplash)
Uzbekistan Introduces Monthly Fees for Crypto Companies Effective Immediately
The new regulations also require crypto custody platforms, mining pools and individual miners to pay monthly fees to the government.
Uzbekistan imposes new monthly fees for crypto firms (Snowscat/Unsplash)

CDCROP: The original Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection features right-facing cartoon apes. (Yuga Labs)
An NFT Marketplace Is Letting Buyers Avoid Royalty Payments. Creators Aren’t Pleased
The popular NFT marketplace X2Y2 announced it will no longer make buyers pay royalties on certain NFT purchases, sparking debate on the importance of such payments to the industry.
CDCROP: The original Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection features right-facing cartoon apes. (Yuga Labs)

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Bank of America Says Blockchains Have Intrinsic Value, Citing Transaction Fees
The bank's report, however, noted that the fees on the Bitcoin and Ethereum chains have fallen this year.
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