{"id":434645,"date":"2020-08-14T03:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T03:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/?p=434645"},"modified":"2020-08-14T01:32:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T01:32:46","slug":"ethereum-transaction-fees-drop-by-60-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquehot.com\/news\/ethereum\/ethereum-transaction-fees-drop-by-60-percent\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Transaction Fees Drop By 60% After Collapse of Yam Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ethereum transaction fees are diving after the latest leg higher in decentralized finance (DeFi) has slowed down to an abrupt halt. Paying to transact on the network still costs an order of magnitude more than it did at the start of 2020, though. This goes to show that solutions are still needed in the long run.<\/p>\n

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Ethereum Transaction Fees Crash After Record Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Yesterday, Ethereum transaction fees shot through the roof due to a record influx in demand for transactions.<\/p>\n

As this writer tweeted<\/a>, the “gas price” of Ethereum transactions passed 277 Gwei, then over 350 Gwei later that evening. For context, this means that it cost around $2.50 to send ETH, $5 to send an ERC-20 token, $10 to trade coins on Uniswap, and much more if you wanted to do complex DeFi transactions.<\/p>\n

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Wow… seems that\ud83c\udf60is having quite the effect on Ethereum transaction fees.<\/p>\n

"Fast" recommended gas price: 277 Gwei.<\/p>\n

That's $2.25 to send ETH, ~$5 to send ERC-20s, $10 to trade on Uniswap, and more if you intend on doing more complex transactions. pic.twitter.com\/kk6dhUItD9<\/a><\/p>\n

— Nick Chong (@n1ckchong) August 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n