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07.07 / 15:47
business
fees
exchanges
Bitcoin
Bitstamp cancels ‘inactivity fee’ plans after huge backlash
Luxembourg-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has scrapped plans to implement an inactivity fee after widespread outcries from users online.
07.07 / 14:11
Trading
Exchange
fees
community
Bitstamp Drops Inactivity Fee Following Massive Backlash From Community
Luxembourg-based crypto exchange Bitstamp has abandoned plans to charge a monthly fee on inactive users with low balances after massive backlash from the community.
05.07 / 22:13
Ethereum
fees
Bitcoin
2020
Ethereum Transaction Fees Dip to Lowest Since December 2020, Bitcoin Fees Relatively Stable
The depressed state of the crypto market has also taken its toll on transaction fees, with Ethereum (ETH) fees now finally coming down to lows not seen since December 2020 -- while Bitcoin (BTC) fees remained around the same low level they have been at for the past year.
03.07 / 11:57
Blockchain
Ethereum
Adoption
fees
2020
Ethereum average gas fee falls down to $1.57, the lowest since 2020
The Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem’s biggest roadblock to mainstream dominance is often attributed to the extremely high transaction fees or gas fees it requires to complete a transaction. However, with Ethereum’s average gas fees coming down to 0.0015 ETH, the narrative is set to change.
28.06 / 11:49
business
Blockchain
fees
Bitcoin
Bitcoin mining revenue mirrors 2021 lows, right before BTC breached $69K
Bitcoin (BTC) visiting the $20,000 range after one and a half years made mining — the most important job of the ecosystem — a costly affair. However, if history were to repeat itself, BTC investors may witness another epic bull run that previously helped Bitcoin reach an all-time high of $69,000.
24.06 / 23:35
defi
solana
fees
Uniswap
Finance Redefined: Uniswap goes against the bearish trends, overtakes Ethereum
This past week, the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem tried gaining some momentum amid the bear market crash. Uniswap saw a trend reversal and overtook Ethereum regarding network fees paid. However, not all DeFi protocols were as lucky, as Bancor had to pause its “impermanent loss protection” in the wake of a hostile market.
23.06 / 11:05
Trading
coinbase
fees
Coinbase Pro
NOT
Coinbase Pro Users Not Happy With its Discontinuation, Cite Lower Fees
Coinbase Pro users are ostensibly not content with the service’s discontinuation, expressing concerns that the new platform might not offer similar fee advantages.
23.06 / 07:47
business
Binance
fees
Bitcoin
Binance U.S. makes BTC trading fee-free as competitors feel the heat
Crypto exchange Binance.US has removed trading fees for Bitcoin (BTC) spot market trades, following in the footsteps of Robinhood which pioneered no-commission crypto trading in 2018.
23.06 / 07:01
Blockchain
defi
fees
Decentralized Exchange
DeFi summer 3.0? Uniswap overtakes Ethereum on fees, DeFi outperforms
Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap has overtaken its host blockchain Ethereum in terms of fees paid over a seven-day rolling average.
20.06 / 11:31
Ethereum
defi
Trading
fees
surges
Synthetix racks up over $1M in daily fees as SNX token value surges 100%
Layer-2 scaling solution Synthetix recently collaborated with liquidity provider Curve Finance to create Curve pools for sETH/ETH, sBTC/BTC, & sUSD/3CRV, allowing investors to cheaply convert synths such as sETH to Ether (ETH).
15.06 / 17:55
NFT
Non-fungible tokens
fees
Opensea
OpenSea Claims Users Can Save 35% in Gas Cost Following Migration to Seaport
OpenSea, the world's largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace in terms of trading volume, has announced a major migration which they say will enable users to save "an estimated 35%" in gas fees going forward.
13.06 / 13:15
Art
defi
Investing
fees
How to Earn Passive Income from NFTs: 4 Ways That Already Work
You probably aren’t yet aware of this but non-fungible tokens (NFTs) represent an untapped passive income-generating opportunity.
09.06 / 11:05
Blockchain
Ethereum
fees
community
Yuga Labs
ApeCoin Community Narrowly Wins Vote to Stay on Ethereum
The majority of apecoin (APE) holders have voted in favor of a proposal that the token remains on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain despite its high transaction fees.
06.06 / 13:31
Blockchain
Ethereum
fees
community
Yuga Labs
ApeCoin Whales Vote Against Proposal to Stay on Ethereum
Several apecoin (APE) whales have voted against the proposal by the ApeCoin decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that suggested staying on Ethereum (ETH), giving the majority support to migrating to another chain - at least for now.
01.06 / 12:11
Ethereum
MARKET
fees
Optimism
Optimism's OP Token in Roller Coaster Mode after a 'Turbulent Launch'
OP token by Optimism, a second layer scaling solution for Ethereum (ETH), went on a roller coaster following a "turbulent launch" that led to unprecedented demand and caused delays on the Optimism blockchain mainnet.
23.05 / 16:23
NFT
Non-fungible tokens
fees
Decentralization
OpenSea’s New Marketplace Protocol Could Become ‘Uniswap Moment’ of NFTs
The popular non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has unveiled a new protocol that allows anyone to set up new and decentralized NFT marketplaces. And judging from some members of the community, the protocol could become the “Uniswap moment” of NFTs.
17.05 / 03:15
Exchange
fees
banking
South Korean Banks Earned USD 31M in Crypto Transaction Fees Last Year
Three South Korean banks earned USD 31.2m from their crypto exchange partnership deals in 2021, new data has revealed – suggesting that partnering with trading platforms could be paying off for the often-cautious domestic banking sector.
04.05 / 14:35
Ethereum
NFT
fees
This Level of Transaction Fees Would be 'Truly Acceptable' According to Ethereum's Buterin
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said layer 2 (L2) transaction fees need to be under USD 0.05 in order to become “truly acceptable.”
04.05 / 12:53
Ethereum
NFT
Investing
fees
Drop
Otherdeed NFTs Sale Drop by 25%, Pushing Buyers Further Underwater
Most buyers of the hotly-anticipated Otherdeed non-fungible tokens (NFTs) drop are not able to sell their digital land deeds at a profit, due to the high Ethereum (ETH) gas fees they paid during minting, as well as the decreasing demand.
04.05 / 05:21
Blockchain
Ethereum
fees
Upgrade
L2
Vitalik: L2 transaction fees need to be under 5c to be 'truly acceptable'
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that Layer-2 transaction fees need to be under $0.05 to be “truly acceptable.”
03.05 / 14:15
NFT
fees
transactions
DDoS
network
Solana developers share 3 key mitigation steps to make the network robust
TheSolana network faced its seventh outage on April 30, resulting in a downtime of over seven hours. The developer team has come out with an outage report along with three key mitigation steps to make the network more stable.
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