{"id":13219,"date":"2022-08-22T07:47:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T07:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/average-bitcoin-transaction-fee-drops-under-1-as-network-difficulty-recovers\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T07:47:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T07:47:46","slug":"average-bitcoin-transaction-fee-drops-under-1-as-network-difficulty-recovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/average-bitcoin-transaction-fee-drops-under-1-as-network-difficulty-recovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Average Bitcoin transaction fee drops under $1 as network difficulty recovers"},"content":{"rendered":"
The average transaction fees on the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain fell below $1 for the first time in over two years, further strengthening its use case as a viable mainstream financial system.<\/p>\n
High transaction fees over blockchain networks work against the users, especially when making low-value transactions. For example, transaction fees over Ethereum (ETH) blockchain skyrocketed several times during the nonfungible token (NFT) hype, inducing stress on general users.<\/p>\n
While the Bitcoin ecosystem has also endured its fair share of high transaction fees in the past, timely upgrades \u2014 including the Lightning Network and Taproot \u2014 guarantee faster and cheaper transactions over time. As of Aug. 22, the average Bitcoin transaction fees fell down to $0.825, a number last seen on June 13, 2020.<\/p>\n