Crypto Blunder: User Accidentally Pays $500,000 in Fees for a $200 Bitcoin Transfer
A Bitcoin (BTC) user paid around $500,000 in transaction fees to send just $200 of BTC last weekend, setting a new record in Bitcoin transaction fees. The transaction, made on September 10 at 5.10 PM UTC, was sent from a...
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The transaction, made on September 10 at 5.10 PM UTC, was sent from a well-experienced Bitcoin user, which many believe must be either an exchange or some sort of Bitcoin payment provider given a history of sending and receiving more than 120,000 transactions....
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