Over the weekend, Bitcoin users were alarmed by a sudden spike in transaction fees and unconfirmed transactions. Some reports were speculating this as a potential denial of service (DoS) attack on the network, however, industry analysts dismissed this possibility and attributed it to the increased volume of Ordinals inscriptions. This explanation was confirmed by Bitcoin analyst 0xfoobar, who sees the congestion as the result of demand rather than premeditated attack. The demand was so high so even the Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, suspended Bitcoin transactions much to the surprise of users. Transactions have since cooled down and fees have fallen back below the block reward again. Hence, it was a simple case of rising demand within the Bitcoin network that created the congestion.
Connor Jimenez
- 2023-05-08
Bitcoin Transactions Congestion: A Result of High Demand
Bitcoin transactions fees and unconfirmed transactions spiked over the weekend. Reports speculated if it was a potential denial of service (DoS) attack on the network, but it was eventually attributed to increased volume of Ordinals inscriptions. Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, even suspended Bitcoin transactions temporarily due to the high demand.
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