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- Binance has settled all pending Bitcoin withdrawal transactions after resuming withdrawals and processing pending transactions by replacing them with higher transaction fees.
- The exchange has enabled Bitcoin lightning Network withdrawals to provide support in such situations.
Binance Resolves Bitcoin Withdrawal Transactions
Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, has resolved all pending Bitcoin withdrawal transactions after resuming withdrawals and processing pending transactions by replacing them with higher transaction fees. The exchange has also enabled Bitcoin lightning Network withdrawals to provide support in situations like this. Binance called this incident a learning opportunity and claimed to prevent such incidents in the future.
The exchange’s team is already implementing solutions to avoid such occurrences.
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), Binance boss, commented on the recent incident and said that fluctuating gas prices, stuck transactions, and increased fees are bull market issues.
Bitcoin Price Decline and Binance Network Congestion
Bitcoin network congestion caused Binance to suspend withdrawals twice over the weekend. BRC-20 meme coins caused the congestion, leading to a decline in Bitcoin and Ether prices. Crypto market analyst Paul Eisma said that the decline in Bitcoin price and the congestion on Binance caused by the meme pool are “growing pains.” He said that crypto is still in its formative years and subject to the same headwinds that have affected other early-stage technologies throughout history.
Bitcoin’s Path is not Straight
Paul Eisma, head of trading for XBTO Group, told CoinDesk TV that bitcoin’s recent technical issues are part of its growth and evolution as a network. He said that crypto is still in its formative years, so it’s understandably subject to the same headwinds that have affected other early-stage technologies throughout history. Eisma said that he will be eyeing Wednesday’s release of the May Consumer Price Index (CPI) for a sense of the U.S. central bank’s next privacy move.
Bitcoin and Ether Prices Drop
Bitcoin price declined by around 3.7% in the last day, and it is trading at an average price of $27,915 at the press time. The digital crypto market dropped by over 3% over the last day. The cumulative market cap stands at around $1.16 trillion, and its 24-hour trading volume is up by 20% to stand around $38.77 billion.
Solution to Congestion
Hany Rashwan, 21Co co-founder and CEO, blamed BRC-20 meme coins for the congestion that caused Binance to suspend withdrawals twice over the weekend. He sees a way out of the congestion, which involves meme coin holders taking profits and moving to altcoins and Ethereum, which could lead to those coins increasing in value as well. But it will take another large macroeconomic event to kick off this move.
Conclusion
Binance has settled all pending Bitcoin withdrawal transactions after resuming withdrawals, and the exchange has enabled Bitcoin lightning Network withdrawals to provide support in such situations. The Bitcoin network’s congestion caused Binance to suspend withdrawals twice over the weekend. Bitcoin price declined by around 3.7% in the last day, and it is trading at an average price of $27,915 at the press time.
However, crypto market analyst Paul Eisma said that the decline in Bitcoin price and the congestion on Binance caused by the meme pool are “growing pains.” He said that crypto is still in its formative years and subject to the same headwinds that have affected other early-stage technologies throughout history.