Number of Bitcoin Transactions Reaches Historic Peak in Today's Block: Possible Reasons
Yuri Molchan
Bitcoin block 687249 that emerged today contains a record number of transactions – 4,075, insider Colin Wu suggests reasons for this
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Sat, 06/12/2021 - 11:24
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Chinese journalist Colin Wu, who covers the blockchain and crypto industries, has reported that the Bitcoin block 687249 mined today, on June 12, contains a record number of BTC transactions – a whopping 4,075.
Meanwhile, an average number of BTC transactions per block is usually 1,609, with today’s figure showing a 4x increase.
Wu believes that this sudden rise is related to the restriction measures imposed by the Chinese government on Bitcoin miners this week and a major drop in the Bitcoin hashrate, which shows that Bitcoin block production has slowed down.
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Yuri Molchan
Yuri is interested in technology and technical innovations. He has been writing about DLT and crypto since 2017. Believes that blockchain and cryptocurrencies have a potential to transform the world in the future in many of its aspects. He has written for multiple crypto media outlets.
His articles have been quoted by such crypto influencers as Tyler Winklevoss, John McAfee, CZ Binance, Max Keiser, etc.