BTC network fastest fee rate is 2 sat/vB, 24-hour average is 1.2 sat/vB, deviation 60%.
The difference is indeed not small. But don’t rush— the mempool is only momentary congestion; overall fee rates are still low, and on-chain activity is just so-so.
2 sat/vB doesn’t put much pressure on typical transfers. For high-frequency interactions or large consolidations, you need to calculate the costs. When the average is low but there’s a temporary spike, it’s usually because a block has a batch of transactions, not because the load keeps rising continuously.
In this situation, it’s better to wait until the fee rate drops back toward the average rather than chasing a higher price. On-chain data only reflects what’s happening now, not the direction. But the volatility itself is a signal.
#BTC #Gas
The difference is indeed not small. But don’t rush— the mempool is only momentary congestion; overall fee rates are still low, and on-chain activity is just so-so.
2 sat/vB doesn’t put much pressure on typical transfers. For high-frequency interactions or large consolidations, you need to calculate the costs. When the average is low but there’s a temporary spike, it’s usually because a block has a batch of transactions, not because the load keeps rising continuously.
In this situation, it’s better to wait until the fee rate drops back toward the average rather than chasing a higher price. On-chain data only reflects what’s happening now, not the direction. But the volatility itself is a signal.
#BTC #Gas