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On-chain data shows a Bitcoin whale has just made a transaction with a network fee of a whopping $3.1 million attached. 
<h2 id="a-bitcoin-transaction-with-a-fee-of-83-btc-has-occurred-on-the-chain-today">A Bitcoin Transaction With A Fee Of 83 BTC Has Occurred On The Chain Today</h2> 
According to data from the cryptocurrency transaction tracker service <a href="https://twitter.com/whale_alert/status/1727628254209536011" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Whale Alert</a>, someone has executed a transfer with a record amount of fees on the BTC blockchain today. 
The transaction, which involved a movement of 55.76 BTC (worth just under $2.1 million at the time of the transfer), paid a fee of 83.65 BTC (over $3.1 million) to the network. 
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-266069 size-large" src="https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/details.png?resize=980%2C495" alt="Bitcoin Transaction" width="980" height="495" srcset="https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/details.png?w=1154 1154w, https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/details.png?w=640 640w, https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/details.png?w=768 768w, https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/details.png?w=980 980w, https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/details.png?w=750 750w, https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/details.png?w=1140 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px" data-recalc-dims="1"> 
The fees here naturally refer to the <a href="https://bitcoinist.com/ethereum-fee-hits-4-month-peak-what-mean-for-price/" target="_blank" rel="noopener ">transaction fees</a> that all senders on the Bitcoin network have to attach with their transfers as a reward for the miners who process them. 
How much fees a user might have to attach with their transfer for it to go through swiftly depends on the traffic conditions present on the network at the time. 
In times of high blockchain activity, the average fees can soar, so a holder looking to move their coins ASAP may have to pay a considerable amount. 
Recently, the Bitcoin network has been quite active, not just because of the rally but also due to <a href="https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-inscriptions-mania-levels-miners-benefit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener ">Inscriptions making a comeback</a>. The average transaction fees have thus naturally spiked, as data from YCharts shows. 
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-266067 size-full aligncenter" src="https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chart-5.png?resize=956%2C261" alt="Bitcoin Transaction Fees" width="956" height="261" srcset="https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chart-5.png?resize=956%2C261?w=956 956w, https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chart-5.png?resize=956%2C261?w=640 640w, https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chart-5.png?resize=956%2C261?w=768 768w, https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chart-5.png?resize=956%2C261?w=750 750w" sizes="(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px" data-recalc-dims="1"> 
Even so, the fees are only around $10.5, certainly nothing as absurd as more than $3 million. So, then, what’s going on here? Why did this transaction carry such a large amount of fees? 
Most likely, the sender just made a mistake, as is usually the case with outlier transfers like these. Back in September, stablecoin issuer Paxos had made a transaction with a fee of over $500,000 by error, the highest-ever fee on the network before this latest transaction smashed the record. 
F2Pool, the mining pool responsible for handling the transaction, returned<a href="https://bitcoinist.com/500k-bitcoin-mistake-f2pool-decision-record-fee/" target="_blank" rel="noopener ">&nbsp;the transaction fees</a>, recognizing the mistake on Paxos’ part. According to <a href="https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/blocks/btc/818087" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Blockchain.com</a>, Antpool is the miner behind the latest transaction. 
It’s possible that a similar arrangement would happen in the case of this apparent mistake as well, but so far, there has been no comment from the side of the mining pool. The sender of the transfer is also yet to publicly come forth. 
Speaking of miners, they have been making bank deposits recently because of the network spike in total transaction fees due to the factors mentioned earlier. It’s no wonder these chain validators have aggressively decided to expand their total computing power, the “hashrate,” in this boon time. 
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-266080 size-large aligncenter" src="https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chart-6.png?resize=980%2C411" alt="Bitcoin Mining Hashrate" width="980" height="411" srcset="https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chart-6.png?w=1386 1386w, https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chart-6.png?w=640 640w, https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chart-6.png?w=768 768w, https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chart-6.png?w=980 980w, https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chart-6.png?w=750 750w, https://bitcoinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chart-6.png?w=1140 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px" data-recalc-dims="1"> 
<h2 id="btc-price">BTC Price</h2> 
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at around $37,200, up 1% in the past week. 
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium aligncenter" src="https://www.tradingview.com/x/5oW0KHXU/" alt="Bitcoin Price Chart" width="1534" height="869">

Oops: A Bitcoin Whale Just Paid $3.1 Million In Fees

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