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The Bitcoin Network was hit with a massive spike in transaction fees over the week, with an average fee increase of over $50 per transfer. This increase has been acknowledged by OKX crypto exchange, which reported testing a new program on the Bitcoin network. 
Data from mempool.space revealed that the average Bitcoin transaction fee surged to as high as $52 on Friday. At one point, over $400,000 in fees was required to generate a single block on the network.&nbsp; 
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 这大饼的归集真是OKX正常行为吗？ 明显是脚本所为，是不是脚本出现问题了？ 明显是在自己卷自己呢。一个区块手续费烧掉5个大饼，地主家钱再多，也不不是这么花的，这太反常了！ 希望OKX能尽快出面解释一下，消除下大家的疑虑！<a href="https://twitter.com/star_okx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@star_okx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/okxchinese?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@okxchinese</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/okx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@okx</a> <a href="https://t.co/0vDFVU4Rdb" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/0vDFVU4Rdb</a>— 老叶 1999.eth (@1999_eth) <a href="https://twitter.com/1999_eth/status/1799090788753965159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">June 7, 2024</a>
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OKX’s Chinese account on X (formerly Twitter) confirmed the exchange was behind the fee spike, stating it had been “testing a collection program” which has now been halted. 
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 感谢提醒，团队在测试一个归集程序，已停止。 <a href="https://t.co/JSNrElLVrA" target="_blank">https://t.co/JSNrElLVrA</a>— OKX中文 (@okxchinese) <a href="https://twitter.com/okxchinese/status/1799100994154004926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">June 7, 2024</a>
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The exact method used by OKX to significantly disrupt Bitcoin’s fee landscape remains unclear. However, web3 analyst @1999_eth on X suggested the exchange may have deployed a flawed script. 
The incident has created a backlog of over 330,000 stuck transactions on the Bitcoin network as of press time. Such congestion is typically seen during periods of high volume or major crypto market events, like Bitcoin’s rally to $20,000 in 2017 when around 180,000 transactions became delayed for several days. 
As the situation unfolds, Bitcoin users are hoping for a swift resolution to the fee crisis caused by OKX’s testing. 
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OKX’s Program Testing Spike Bitcoin Transaction Fees

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