Transaction Fees

Chicago Stone, side 2, recording sale of a number of fields, probably from Isin, Early Dynastic Period, c. 2600 BC, black basalt - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago
Bitcoin Transaction Fees Rise to 28-Month High as Hashrate Drops Amid Price Rally
The cost of doing transactions on bitcoin is surging at a time the network is suffering its worst congestion in nearly three years.
Chicago Stone, side 2, recording sale of a number of fields, probably from Isin, Early Dynastic Period, c. 2600 BC, black basalt - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago

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'Boring' Bitcoin Market Sends Miners' Fee Earnings to 3-Month Low
Bitcoin's transaction activity has cooled amid the recent lull in price action – and that's hurting miners' earnings.
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Monthly aggregate bitcoin mining revenue since Jan. 2016
Bitcoin Miners Saw 11% Revenue Drop in September
Miners generated an estimated $328 million in September.
Monthly aggregate bitcoin mining revenue since Jan. 2016

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Record $166M Ethereum Fees Last Month Were 6 Times Bigger Than Bitcoin's
Ethereum continues to outpace Bitcoin in transaction fees, with DeFi mania helping push total fees to $166 million last month.
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Uniswap monthly volume since October 2019
Uniswap September Volume Tops August's $6.7B Record in 10 Days on Dizzying DeFi Demand
September is the fifth consecutive monthly all-time high for Uniswap volume.
Uniswap monthly volume since October 2019

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Ethereum Developers Weigh Gas Rule Change to Ease Fee Pressure
As Ethereum fees soar, a proposal to nix “gas tokens,” which let users prepay fees when they’re cheap and spend them later, is getting renewed attention.
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Monthly bitcoin mining revenue since January 2019.
Bitcoin Miners Saw 23% Revenue Increase in August
Miners generated an estimated $368 million in August.
Monthly bitcoin mining revenue since January 2019.

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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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Average and median Ethereum transaction fees since July 2015
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.
Average and median Ethereum transaction fees since July 2015