Ripple News Update
As Bitcoin prices approach $19,000, investors are buying into its utopian promise of a single, digital, frictionless currency that’s usable everywhere on Earth.

It’s a wonderful dream, but the reality is quite different.

In actuality, Bitcoin transaction costs are spiraling out of control. One Twitter user alleged that he paid $16.00 in fees for a $25.00 transfer. This would suggest that 40% of the total transaction went toward fees.

What’s going on here?

Bitcoin was supposed to eliminate costs, or at least make them negligible. But its blockchain is persistently slow and expensive. This bodes ill for the value of BTC coins, but it also forms.

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