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Fees

OMG price has doubled in the past seven days (CoinGecko)
Markets
Ethereum
OMG Price Doubles as DeFi and Record Ethereum Fees Create 'Perfect Storm'
OMG has more than doubled in the past seven days as record Ethereum fees lead investors to look more closely at layer 2 solutions.
OMG price has doubled in the past seven days (CoinGecko)
By Paddy Baker
Aug 20, 2020 at 9:15 a.m. UTC
Aug 20, 2020
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CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index
Markets
Litecoin
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sinks to $11.6K as Ether’s Gas Keeps Rising
As bitcoin’s price falls, Ethereum’s fees rise.
CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index
By Daniel Cawrey
Aug 19, 2020 at 8:21 p.m. UTC
Aug 19, 2020
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(Ray Reyes/Unsplash)
Tech
Transaction fees
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.
(Ray Reyes/Unsplash)
By Alyssa Hertig
Jul 29, 2020 at 7:25 p.m. UTC
Jul 29, 2020
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Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk archives)
Markets
Ethereum
DeFi Hype Has Sent Ethereum Fees Soaring to 2-Year High: Coin Metrics
The knock-on effects of the DeFi hype include high fees and less active users on Ethereum, according to Coin Metrics.
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk archives)
By Paddy BakerOmkar Godbole
Jul 22, 2020 at 8:40 a.m. UTC
Jul 22, 2020
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BOTTLENECK: If too many bitcoin transactions are sent at one time, miners prioritize ushering through those with higher fees. Those with smaller fees must wait. (Credit: Shuttertsock)
Tech
Transaction fees
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.
BOTTLENECK: If too many bitcoin transactions are sent at one time, miners prioritize ushering through those with higher fees. Those with smaller fees must wait. (Credit: Shuttertsock)
By Alyssa Hertig
May 5, 2020 at 7:22 p.m. UTC
May 5, 2020
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jack-dorsey
Markets
Square
Square's Cash App Now Charging Fees for Bitcoin Purchases
Square's Cash App has started charging fees of as much as 1.76 percent on bitcoin purchases, sources have pointed out to CoinDesk.
jack-dorsey
By Brady Dale
Nov 6, 2019 at 6:03 p.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2019
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Will Foxley/CoinDesk
Markets
Payments
As Lightning's Economy Takes Shape, Devs Are Split on Proposed Fee Hike
At the lightning network's inaugural conference in Berlin, the future economics of the bitcoin payment technology took center stage.
Will Foxley/CoinDesk
By William Foxley
Oct 21, 2019 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Oct 21, 2019
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(Montri Thipsorn/Shutterstock)
Markets
Exchanges
Coinbase Pro Is Increasing Its Fees – And Users Aren't Happy
Coinbase's pro trader platform is set to hike some maker/taker fees from early next week, and smaller traders will be hit hardest.
(Montri Thipsorn/Shutterstock)
By Sebastian Sinclair
Oct 4, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 4, 2019
ExchangesNewsTradingFeesMarketsCoinbase ProMarkets News
vault2
Markets
News
Prime Trust Undercuts Rivals in Crypto Custody Race
Prime Trust has eliminated its fees for storing digital assets such as BTC, ETH and XLM, in a move the custodian called an industry first.
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By Nikhilesh DeMarc Hochstein
Jan 31, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2019
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delays
Markets
Coinbase
Coinbase Rolls Out System to Free Up Stuck Bitcoin Payments
Crypto exchange Coinbase has deployed a system aimed to automatically reduce delays in bitcoin payments arising from transaction fee volatility.
delays
By Daniel Palmer
Oct 3, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2018
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