Ethereum gas fees cool down after May memecoin frenzy
Besides Ethereum, Bitcoin’s meme frenzy via Ordinals has steeply declined from its high in May.
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Besides Ethereum, Bitcoin’s meme frenzy via Ordinals has steeply declined from its high in May.
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