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Loopring Surges 40%, Solana Replaces Cardano as 5th-Largest Coin as Ethereum Fees Spike
The average transaction fee on Ethereum has risen a staggering 2,300% since late June.

An Update on the ‘Erroneously High’ Gas Fee That Temporarily Cost DeversiFi $23.7M
Forget the scammers; crypto has its heartwarming stories, too.

Valid Points: Why EIP 1559 Makes Debugging Ethereum Dapps Harder
Also: ETH is on a 12-day winning streak in the run-up to the London upgrade.

Ethereum Gas Fees at 6-Month Low as Market Cools, Layer 2 Solutions Ease Congestion
Ethereum gas fees have abated with decreasing network congestion. Also, there's Flashbots.

DOGE Imitators Help Send Ethereum Transaction Fees to All-Time Highs
As SHIB and others doggedly chase DOGE's success, Ethereum transaction fees are running away with them.

Balancer V2 Goes Live, Promising Reduced Gas Fees for DeFi Traders
In a bid to reduce Ethereum fees on the platform, all pools managed by Balancer will now be administered from a single vault.

Cardano, Polkadot Market Caps Surpass XRP as Some Bet on Alternatives to Ethereum
The price of gas continues to rise on Ethereum, squeezing smaller retail traders using DEXs.

One Big Pool: Balancer's New Version Cuts Down Transactions and Gas Fees
Version 2 of the DeFi site also has an "asset manager" where idle funds earn yield.

High Gas Fees Prevent Ethereum From Being Ethereum
Miners are incentivized to keep Ethereum gas fees high, and in doing so limit one of the network's principal use cases.

Around the Crypto World in 15 Charts: CoinDesk Research's August Review
In 15 charts, the CoinDesk Monthly Review for August details BTC's performance, its relationship to fiat currencies and Ethereum’s growing congestion problem.
