21inc Unveils Real-Time Fee Prediction Platform
21inc has released a platform that enables a person to set a fee structure for transactions. Bitcoin users can now reference the prediction services live chart of common fee levels on the network allowing them to optimize their experience. A developer named Christian Papauschek from cointape.com has created bitcoinfees.21.co, which gives a real-time....
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