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A single Bitcoin (BTC) transaction has attracted the attention of many people due to the amount of gas fees. Whale Alert blockchain analytics platform confirmed that a commission of 1.5 BTC was paid for a single transaction. This fee equates to $100,254 based on the current market value of the leading cryptocurrency. These fees are much higher than the average transaction cost.
This user paid these huge fees to have their transfer included in a regular Bitcoin block. Some of these transactions have been recorded in the past. In September 2023, a Bitcoin user paid a transaction fee of 19 BTC. This was around the time the Bitcoin price was trading at $26,000, so 19 BTC was equal to $509,563.
Then again, in January, another BTC account paid over 4 BTC to have their transfer included in a regular Bitcoin block. The transaction was therefore charged at a whopping price of 1,800,890 sat/vB.
Potential reason for high transaction fees
Paying such exorbitant fees usually arouses suspicion, as many market observers question the circumstances that may have led to it. At press time, Bitcoin’s average transaction fee stood at $4,696, up from $3,740 on May 4 and down from $6,696 a year ago. This is also a change of 25.57% from yesterday and -29.86% from a year ago, according to YChart data.
It should be noted that transaction fees can generally fluctuate due to network congestion. It already reached $60 during the cryptocurrency boom in 2017. Therefore, these recently recorded outrageous transaction fees could be the result of an error or misconfiguration of the transaction software. It could also be due to reasons known only to the initiator of the transaction or even a possible money laundering scheme.
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