Ethereum Transaction Fees Hit Record Highs As Ether, DeFi Coins Soar

Average gas fees hit a new all-time high of $17.5 per transaction on Feb. 3, triggering some exchanges to halt Ether and ERC-20 withdrawals. Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has temporarily disabled Ether (ETH) withdrawals as the altcoin hits new all-time highs.According to a Feb. 4 announcement, Liquid has halted withdrawals for ETH and some ERC-20 tokens due to a massive spike in transaction costs, or gas fees. “Service will be resumed once gas fees return to normal levels. All other crypto currencies are operating as per normal,” Liquid said.On Feb. 4, ETH price posted another....

At the end of August, Ethereum network gas costs skyrocketed and tapped a high of $59 per transaction on September 7, according to the average transaction fee spent on that day. The median fee for an ether transaction on September 7 was around $20 per transaction. Days later, ether transaction fees have subsided to a degree as the median and average ether fees have been slashed in half since then. Ethereum Fees Subside, Transfer Costs Less Expensive One of the biggest complaints people have with digital currencies is how much the transaction fee can cost to send these assets.....

It's not just the Ether price itself setting records on Friday — users are having to pay more than ever to send transactions and some exchanges can't cope. Largest altcoin Ether (ETH) built on its recent all-time highs on Feb. 5 to climb ever closer to $2,000.ETH/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewEther price hits record $1,750Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView showed a fresh breakout occurring for ETH/USD during Friday trading. At the time of writing, Ether was targeting $1,750 as 6.5% daily gains topped weekly returns of nearly 22%.Ether, Bitcoin YTD....

With Ethereum’s fees rocketing to new highs amid Ether’s rally into new price highs, the fees associated with using some complex DeFi protocols has increased above $1,000. Ethereum’s gas fees are again spiking to record highs, rendering many decentralized finance protocols unusable for casual investors.After increasing roughly 20% in the last 24 hours, average Ethereum transaction fees are now sitting at a record $17.67.With many DeFi projects requiring the execution of complex smart contracts, there are reports fees associated with using protocols requiring complicated transactions now....

The average transaction cost on the Ethereum network almost doubled amid a trading volume surge. Ethereum network fees continue to climb with the average value topping out at $17.43 per transaction according to data from YCharts. As previously reported by Cointelegraph, average fees were at about $10.20 earlier on Monday.The $17.43 per transaction constitutes an all-time high in average Ether fees beating the previous record of $12.54 back in September during the height of the DeFi mania. As of press time, ETH transaction fees have declined significantly, with a median fee of $1.63 based....