Bitcoin network activity remains close to record highs, according to CryptoQuant’s Bitcoin Network Activity Index, even though the cryptocurrency is still trading below its all-time high. The index tracks metrics such as active addresses, transaction volumes, unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs), and demand for block space to measure actual activity on the network. Network Usage Surges […]
In its latest report, BitMEX Research examined how BRC-20 Tokens and Ordinal images are affecting Bitcoin node verification. The study looked at Ordinal-related data on Bitcoin, including the transaction count and data size, to determine their impact on node operators. BRC-20 Tokens Strain Bitcoin Nodes More Than Images The September 8 report revealed that BRC-20 […]
One week before the halving, the Bitcoin network is faced with another wave of hot demand, with some coming from a now familiar source: Ordinals traders. As of Thursday, data from mempool.space shows that Bitcoin users are paying over 90 sats/vByte of block space, placing the average cost of a transaction at $8.50 apiece. Ordinals […]