Ethereum Gas Fees Skyrocket, Is This The Season Of The “ETH Killers”?

Ethereum Gas Fees Skyrocket, Is This The Season Of The “ETH Killers”?

Ethereum is one of the most widely used blockchains in the crypto space. An increasing number of users enter the network each day. Amidst this, there have always been growing concerns about ETH fee rates. Fee rates have usually gone up in times of high network congestions. But recently, with the growing popularity of NFTs, […]


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