Bitcoin transaction fees at yearly highs; What’s next for BTC?
Bitcoin (BTC) transaction fees have increased in the last weeks, recently crossing yearly highs . On December 6, a Bitcoin transaction fee surpassed the average global daily income of $26.66. Essentially, fees might rise when the network reaches saturation, which is relatively low on Bitcoin due to its protocol design. Users outbid each other to have their transaction s confirmed first, and these dynamics increase the average or minimum network fees. In particular, the average Bitcoin transaction fee reached a new yearly high at $37.43 on December 17. Finbold retrieved this historical data from BitInfoCharts on December 21, with the average fee at $31.61 per transaction . Previously, Bitcoin fees peaked at $31.14 on May 8 for a single day, immediately retracing back to $3.7. However, this time is different as the average transaction fee has consistently risen and kept its higher levels. Bitcoin average transaction fee, historical chart. Source: BitInfoCharts Bitcoin avera...