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Bitcoin transaction fees climb to January 2018 levels

Bitcoin transaction fees climb to January 2018 levels

Bitcoin transaction fees in the Bitcoin network continue to rise. On Saturday, October 31, the average fee stood at $13.14.

The last time such a figure was seen was in the second half of January 2018, a month after Bitcoin hit its all-time high of $20,000.

Source: Glassnode.

The share of fees in miners’ revenue is rising as well — on Friday, October 30, this figure reached 27.44%, slipping to 27.21% the next day.

Earlier, between October 25 and 28, the average transaction fee rose by almost 200% — from $3.52 to $10.24.

The number of unconfirmed transactions in the congested mempool in recent days had fallen somewhat by Sunday morning, but still exceeds 50,000.

Source: Blockchain.com.

On Saturday, October 31, Bitcoin’s price reached a new 2020 high above $14,000.

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