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Story: Is the $84 Transaction Commission enough to Keep Bitfinex Survived?

By Maheen Hernandez

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Bitcoin Has Been Up By 20%

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Bitcoin Miners for Profit during Appreciation

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Sydney Ifergan Tweeted:  “Move $1,100,000,000 of value for $84. This happens only with #Bitcoin.”

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BitFinex was the exchange that made this move.  It is truly inspiring to move $1,100,000,000 of value in Bitcoin for $84; however, it is scary because we are just getting…

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There was yet another twitter enthusiast who tweeted:  “The costs of running the bitcoin network exceed 2 billion annually while SWIFT moves trillions in a day at an annual…

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And, is this transaction commission enough to keep Bitfinex or other cryptocurrency exchanges survived? Leave alone the making-it-cheap for the users. Is this process sustainable?

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At the cost of socializing funds, are the miners benefited?  For every 10 minutes, we have 25 Bitcoins created — a lot to think indeed in terms of regulation of the…

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This year the price of the Bitcoin has been up by 20%.  Experts predict the price might hit $16,000 by the end of the year.

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The recent price surge is related to the geopolitical tensions, and fear is the driving factor more than mass adoption and increased trust.

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Why individuals invest in becoming cryptocurrency miners? Some miners are looking to get Bitcoin without having to transact with others.

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Unfairly cheap transaction fees do not come for free.  If they do, will they be sustainable?  The operation cost of nodes should be covered, though.

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The bulk of the people sustaining the system need to profit in a decentralized manner. Geopolitical issues are suitable for price appreciation of Bitcoin; it is not good for the…

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