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SLP370 Alex Thorn - Why Are Bitcoin Fees Low?

Stephan Livera Podcast

Alex Thorn, Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy Digital (previously Avon Ventures &amp; Fidelity) joins me to talk about how and why Bitcoin Fees are low. After going through eras of higher fees, it might be puzzling as to why they’re low now.
We talk:
<ul>
 <li>Which factors had the biggest impact</li>
 <li>SegWit</li>
 <li>Batching</li>
 <li>Lightning Network</li>
 <li>Less OP_Returns</li>
 <li>Less miner selling</li>
 <li>What might cause fees to rise in future</li>
</ul>
Links:
<ul>
 <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/intangiblecoins" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@intangiblecoins</a></li>
 <li>Twitter thread: <a href="https://twitter.com/intangiblecoins/status/1511340416263766027" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/intangiblecoins/status/1511340416263766027</a></li>
 <li>Report: <a href="https://docsend.com/view/jsgnh3vnssip3uvt" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Why are Bitcoin Transaction Fees So Low?</a></li>
</ul>
Sponsors:
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 <li><a href="http://swanbitcoin.com/livera" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Swan Bitcoin</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://lend.hodlhodl.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Hodl Hodl Lend</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://braiins.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Braiins.com</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://unchained-capital.com/concierge" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Unchained Capital</a> (code LIVERA)</li>
 <li><a href="http://coinkite.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CoinKite.com</a>(code LIVERA)</li>
</ul>
Stephan Livera links:
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 <li><a href="https://stephanlivera.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Show notes and website</a></li>
 <li>Follow me on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/stephanlivera" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@stephanlivera</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://plinkhq.com/i/1415720320" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Subscribe to the podcast</a></li>
 <li>Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/StephanLivera" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@stephanlivera</a></li>
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SLP370 Alex Thorn - Why Are Bitcoin Fees Low? 

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SLP370 Alex Thorn - Why Are Bitcoin Fees Low?

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