I am completely clueless at this point how this issue will be solved. Is there any Developers talk on this issue? I am out of touch with that and I would like if someone can link me to it.
The Bitcoin NFT thing is the worst thing that has happened to Bitcoin in the recent years. I do not like it at all.
Topic: Jpg monkeys are making the fees impossible? Just use a meme coin! (Read 374 times)
January 09, 2024, 04:05:51 AM
Is it because for you there should not be any other cryptocoin in existence except bitcoin and all other cryptocoins in existence other than bitcoin is a scam?
There is one huge difference on how I label altcoins, there are shitcoins and there are scam coins.
Doge was never a scam since it never asked you for money, never had an ICO, it was launched witoutht a premine, it's not a scam but still borderline shitcoin.
It appears that Ordinals needed to exist for everyone to witness the reality that there should be other cryptocoins in existence to help the bitcoin community.
Again, wrong conclusion.
Dogecoin merit here is just its tps capacity, if Bitcoin developers would stop thinking you need nodes to run on nokia 3310 and upgrade the capacity then dogecoin and all the rest of the major altcoins lite litecoin would be truly rendered useless.
You're mistaken my attitude , it's not acknowledging some merits in altcoins, it's pointing fingers at simple things that can be done.
I read about an upgrade on Bitcoin network for BRC20 only, which will make any transaction on pause mode even on all centralized exchange, maybe this has something to do with the transaction fee fix? If not, we are toast.
Ordinals or no ordinals, if 1% of those so called 200 million bitcoin users some newspaper claim to exist will decide to make one tx a day you're going to see a buildup in mempool in 24 hours three times as what we have now. Banning ordinals is just like not allowing people with luggage in a bus on a crowded line, if you don't add another bus sooner or later as the town grows you're going to face the same thing.
January 08, 2024, 03:26:09 AM
I think the entire BTC ecosystem feels that brother, yes the fees are completely insane and I am fed up with them. Used to think ordinals were cool until I realized that it completely screws you when you send btc
It's good that you understand now, and I believe that the real frustration isn't even close yet, wait and see what will happen when Bitcoin hopefully reach 100k in 2025, the congestion will be so massive.I read about an upgrade on Bitcoin network for BRC20 only, which will make any transaction on pause mode even on all centralized exchange, maybe this has something to do with the transaction fee fix? If not, we are toast.
Since this is the new shitcoin called meme on Bitcoin Network, I still plan to make insane amount from it anyway, but I am still not very happy that this is affecting Bitcoin, now I can't do small transaction, all I can do is lock my Bitcoin away for good, till a new all time high is happening.
January 07, 2024, 11:58:45 PM
I really can't believe that doge has turned not only to be a layer 2 alternative but also some kind of utility dog aiding to asses the health of the network.
Is it because for you there should not be any other cryptocoin in existence except bitcoin and all other cryptocoins in existence other than bitcoin is a scam?
It appears that Ordinals needed to exist for everyone to witness the reality that there should be other cryptocoins in existence to help the bitcoin community.
January 07, 2024, 01:18:04 PM
Bumping this because something interesting happened during this holiday
If you've not been around my other topic: Mempool Observer Topic < blatant advertisement
then just check
https://jochen-hoenicke.de/queue/#BTC,2w,weight
and one can see that there was a huge spike in fees right on NYE
Now, the doge transactions numbers go up whenever there is a spike in fees on the BTC, but , this didn't happen on the 31 and 1st.
https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/transactions-btc-doge.html#3m
One can easily see that doge went to party in that interval, just leaving some numbers here to make the graph more relevant , so doge transactions on the:
28 - 959k
29- 741k
30- 758k
31- 487k
01- 810k
And this shows that doge has become also a kind of indicator on the natural traffic Bitcoin is having, when there are users desperate to pay for stuff during high fees the ones who can't afford BTC switch to doge, but when you have high fees in BTC and the activity drops in doge then obviously those tx are not from normal users paying for stuff and more ordinals, consolidation or other activities that can't be replicated with an altcoin..
I really can't believe that doge has turned not only to be a layer 2 alternative but also some kind of utility dog aiding to asses the health of the network.
If you've not been around my other topic: Mempool Observer Topic < blatant advertisement
then just check
https://jochen-hoenicke.de/queue/#BTC,2w,weight
and one can see that there was a huge spike in fees right on NYE
Now, the doge transactions numbers go up whenever there is a spike in fees on the BTC, but , this didn't happen on the 31 and 1st.
https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/transactions-btc-doge.html#3m
One can easily see that doge went to party in that interval, just leaving some numbers here to make the graph more relevant , so doge transactions on the:
28 - 959k
29- 741k
30- 758k
31- 487k
01- 810k
And this shows that doge has become also a kind of indicator on the natural traffic Bitcoin is having, when there are users desperate to pay for stuff during high fees the ones who can't afford BTC switch to doge, but when you have high fees in BTC and the activity drops in doge then obviously those tx are not from normal users paying for stuff and more ordinals, consolidation or other activities that can't be replicated with an altcoin..
I really can't believe that doge has turned not only to be a layer 2 alternative but also some kind of utility dog aiding to asses the health of the network.
December 22, 2023, 10:53:49 AM
It’ll pass, there is nothing to be concerned about. It was the same during the block size wars of yesteryear. This stupid fad of imbedding tokens on the blockchain will pass. The delinquents doing it will get bored & move onto something new or run out of money. Just be patient, I am sure this will pass & fees will return to being much lower.
December 22, 2023, 10:46:45 AM
~snip~
To be honest I hate ordinals
I mean there is an efficient chain like a bunch of it. there is Ethereum with their layer 2 start from polygon and then arbitrum optimism and lot other why the dev choose bitcoin 
To be honest I hate ordinals
I mean there is an efficient chain like a bunch of it. there is Ethereum with their layer 2 start from polygon and then arbitrum optimism and lot other why the dev choose bitcoin For the reason that Bitcoin can sell the story well and gives legitimacy to the whole project - and it is quite certain that on any other chain all this would be one big ordinal nonsense that would last very short. Some see Bitcoin as just a cow to be milked as long as there is something in it and they don't really care that the fees have gone to the sky.
We also have to wonder if the miners are the ones who are profiting very handsomely from all this by chance, or if some of them have their fingers in everything from the beginning?
December 19, 2023, 09:14:48 PM
Lightning is good but most of the people still use the regular Bitcoin chain. So maybe we can start using Lightning as a payment for bounty and start small. Using memecoin like doge is also possible in fact for transaction daily we can use other chains as well.
To be honest I hate ordinals I mean there is an efficient chain like a bunch of it. there is Ethereum with their layer 2 start from polygon and then arbitrum optimism and lot other why the dev choose bitcoin
To be honest I hate ordinals
I mean there is an efficient chain like a bunch of it. there is Ethereum with their layer 2 start from polygon and then arbitrum optimism and lot other why the dev choose bitcoin 
December 19, 2023, 08:27:12 PM
It's just so sad that Bitcoin's adoption as a legitimate money is easily hindered, slowed down, heaven forbid halted, just because of monkeys.
Nah, it didn't. It just showed to Bitcoin that it gotta do better. If it can't handle this monkeys, how do you expect Bitcoin to be adopted into real world? I'm afraid there are technical aspects of this that need discussing, of which I'm not an authority. But it's quite unfair to outright accuse Bitcoin of not being ready for adoption. In the first place, Bitcoin is still in beta. Development is ongoing. It's not a one-time big-time thing. Also, circumstances change. What's good enough in the past may fall short of the present needs, but I guess Bitcoin isn't rigid enough that it's incapable of reacting or growing accordingly. Third, there will be trade-offs. To be fair, you can never have a perfect Bitcoin, let alone a perfect money. You can accommodate one thing but compromise another.
December 18, 2023, 10:14:42 PM
That's common sense. When fees are high, people don't use Bitcoin for transactions. I'm not surprised that DOGE is used more during busy times as DOGE is the most used crypto-currency for small transactions, I do the same as well. Why would I pay 12-15$ for a small tx while I have an opportunity to send the same amount just for 50 cents? Last time I had to pay over 60$ fee for a Bitcoin transaction I still can't forget.
However, is using dogecoin the acceptable solution for the holders of bitcoin? What real value would bitcoin presently have if bitcoiners need to dump their bitcoins to buy dogecoins?
Also, is this a statement telling everyone that the bitcoin maximalists are making a mistake by not adopting other coins?
December 18, 2023, 10:06:02 PM
It's just so sad that Bitcoin's adoption as a legitimate money is easily hindered, slowed down, heaven forbid halted, just because of monkeys.
Nah, it didn't. It just showed to Bitcoin that it gotta do better. If it can't handle this monkeys, how do you expect Bitcoin to be adopted into real world? Anyway, this isn't really just about monkeys. The issue on transaction fees has long been existent. This has been discussed many times way before these monkeys clog the network. We can probably say that the rise of these monkeys, disrupting Bitcoin, is merely a symptom of a more fundamental issue.
Correct. December 18, 2023, 09:55:52 PM
It's just so sad that Bitcoin's adoption as a legitimate money is easily hindered, slowed down, heaven forbid halted, just because of monkeys.
Nah, it didn't. It just showed to Bitcoin that it gotta do better. If it can't handle this monkeys, how do you expect Bitcoin to be adopted into real world?
It's quite funny, that people were quick to judge ethereum for it's high fees when nfts congested it. Meanwhile, now same thing has come upon Bitcoin and people are blaming ordinals and not Bitcoin.
What do you mean it didn't? That Bitcoin's adoption isn't hindered by the exorbitant transaction fees?
Anyway, this isn't really just about monkeys. The issue on transaction fees has long been existent. This has been discussed many times way before these monkeys clog the network. We can probably say that the rise of these monkeys, disrupting Bitcoin, is merely a symptom of a more fundamental issue.
I can still remember when I was new to Bitcoin that my friends would advice me to convert to XRP, Doge, XEM, DGB, and other altcoins first when moving funds to avoid paying Bitcoin's high fees.
December 18, 2023, 08:46:33 PM
It's just so sad that Bitcoin's adoption as a legitimate money is easily hindered, slowed down, heaven forbid halted, just because of monkeys.
Nah, it didn't. It just showed to Bitcoin that it gotta do better. If it can't handle this monkeys, how do you expect Bitcoin to be adopted into real world?
It's quite funny, that people were quick to judge ethereum for it's high fees when nfts congested it. Meanwhile, now same thing has come upon Bitcoin and people are blaming ordinals and not Bitcoin.
December 18, 2023, 07:21:59 AM
@OP you're wrong, we're in Bitcointalk where we must talk about Bitcoin and only use Bitcoin as a currency because Bitcoin is a decentralized currency. We don't care about the fees, we want Bitcoin is accepted and become legal tender in every country and Bitcoin will save the world economy /s.
You want countries to make bitcoin a legal tender? That can not be possible. But most countries can be bitcoin friendly. Infact, nearly all countries are accepting bitcoin because they are friendly with it.Bitcoin can not save the economy. The government are the ones responsible for economy and they are the one to do something that will help the economy.
December 18, 2023, 06:52:18 AM
Now, being spammed by the those monkeys, the obvious solution is....to use a meme coin! Yeah, you heard me right, a shitcoin meme coin! And guess what? Most are doing it!
Dogecoin is a much more meaningful and effective coin than all these ordinary idiocies that have been happening in the past months. I would never call it a shitcoin because unlike thousands of others that existed 10 years ago, Doge is still around and always has huge support.
I always thought that my time on the faucets would pay off one day, and I well remember the time when 1000 Doges were worth a whopping $0.14, and you could easily collect that much every day. Luckily, I still have them, although I don't need them at the moment.
I just hope Santa isn't buying presents with Bitcoin, fees will bankrupt him!
/ second rant over
/ second rant over
I heard that Santa has good relations with some miners and that he pays very favorable fees, so that children should not be afraid that there will be no presents this year🎅
December 18, 2023, 02:51:10 AM
@OP you're wrong, we're in Bitcointalk where we must talk about Bitcoin and only use Bitcoin as a currency because Bitcoin is a decentralized currency. We don't care about the fees, we want Bitcoin is accepted and become legal tender in every country and Bitcoin will save the world economy /s.
I want to send $100 Bitcoin from my Electreum wallet but I don't want to pay $10-18 fees to transfer $100.
Transfer to where? if you're want to cash out I guess you should let your manager know to send the coins to the seller/exchange address instead of your address. 
December 18, 2023, 12:43:28 AM
When fees are high, people don't use Bitcoin for transactions. I'm not surprised that DOGE is used more during busy times as DOGE is the most used crypto-currency for small transactions, I do the same as well.
I would use Doge if I could, but it will not be easy for bitcoin owners who save their bitcoins in electrum wallets that supports only bitcoins? There is no avoiding the high tx fees unless you totally avoiding making any transactions. When fees are high, people don't use Bitcoin for transactions. Last time I had to pay over 60$ fee for a Bitcoin transaction I still can't forget.
Yesterday's highest tx fee as at when I checked was $37.I laughed and muttered to myself that is bitcoin tx fee now affected by the festive season where it is almost the culture for the cost of things to increase.
December 18, 2023, 12:28:13 AM
We are back on those days huh? The very high fees that you don't want yourself to use unless really needed or necessary. I think it would be harder for people to think that BTC would be a good investment because when you are going to buy, it's going to be an expensive transaction. It's really hard to see how we are going to use it more or something.
How to get those monkeys? Lol
How to get those monkeys? Lol
December 18, 2023, 12:16:16 AM
Yeah this is the worst fees I’ve seen since 2017 or so. Even earlier in the year when Ordinals were introduced, we had more transactions on the network but the fees were lower anyways. More transactions at lower rates than they are today.
Now for the past 2 days, I am getting asked if I want to send a transaction with a 500 sat/byte fee. This is nuts. What is even more nuts is that I waited until the weekend because I assumed fees would be lower on the weekend as usual but instead they are worse.
Even Ethereum looks cheaper to use.
Now for the past 2 days, I am getting asked if I want to send a transaction with a 500 sat/byte fee. This is nuts. What is even more nuts is that I waited until the weekend because I assumed fees would be lower on the weekend as usual but instead they are worse.
Even Ethereum looks cheaper to use.
December 17, 2023, 11:06:23 PM
I guess one of the primary reasons why shops, stores, casinos, and so forth accept altcoins alongside Bitcoin is the high fees of Bitcoin. I gamble with altcoins. I move funds with altcoins. Is there any practical reason why one prefers to pay with Bitcoin rather than Litecoin? There might be none.
It's just so sad that Bitcoin's adoption as a legitimate money is easily hindered, slowed down, heaven forbid halted, just because of monkeys.
It's just so sad that Bitcoin's adoption as a legitimate money is easily hindered, slowed down, heaven forbid halted, just because of monkeys.
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