2017-12-21 UTC

Cycle-top fee storm — fastest tier $55+

Bitcoin's first mainstream-attention fee storm. The mempool fills with retail buyers chasing the ATH; fastest-tier fees hit ~1,100 sat/vB ($55+ at $19K BTC). Severe band held for weeks.
fee-pressure severe ★ featured
1,100.00
sat/vB
1100.00
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ChainQuery.com event: Cycle-top fee storm — fastest tier $55+ (2017-12-21). chainquery.com/events/2017-12-21-fee-storm-ath

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