Bitcoin Miner AntPool to Refund $3M Accidentally Paid in Fees Amid Spiking Network Costs
• AntPool will refund a record $3 million transaction fee paid accidentally last week once the owner verifies themselves
• The transaction was intended to send 139.42 BTC worth $5.1 million, but 83.64 BTC ($3 million) was spent on fees
• This follows another recent refund by F2Pool of a $500,000 fee on a $2,000 transaction
• Bitcoin average transaction fees have spiked over 5x from $1.15 at end of October to now $6.7
• The $3 million error occurred as hype around Bitcoin Ordinals NFT-like assets generated more network activity