Bitcoin Staking Frenzy on Babylon Spikes BTC Transaction Fee by 120x

Highlights

Babylon's Phase 1 staking cap of 1,000 BTC hits within hours of launch amid strong demand.
Solv Protocol grabs the lions share with a massive 250 BTC staked on Thursday.
Bitcoin transaction fee shot from 0.5 to 60 Bitcoin during the staking process.

The Bitcoin staking frenzy on the Babylon platform caught everyone’s attention on Thursday, with the BTC transaction fee soaring by a staggering 120x all the way to 60 BTC during the staking hours. Soon after the staking process ended, the fees returned to normal hours later.

Babylon Bitcoin Staking Gets Huge Response

Babylon is an innovative project that allows Bitcoin holders to leverage the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) mechanism and earn yield by staking their Bitcoins without giving up on their custody. Thus, the platform puts complete security and control in the hands of the Bitcoin holders. “No third-party addresses, bridging, or oracles needed. What happens on Bitcoin, stays on Bitcoin,” noted Babylon Labs.

On Thursday, Babylon Labs successfully completed Phase 1 of its Bitcoin staking while seeing an overwhelming response. Within hours of launch, the project announced reaching their staking cap of 1,000 Bitcoins.

Note that Phase 1 is a locking-only phase with no actual payout to BTC stakers. In the upcoming phase Babylon will launch a Proof-of-Stake chain to secure the BTC locked during Phase 1. Eventually, stakers will be able to earn rewards by using the same stake to secure multiple PoS blockchains.

Solv Protocol had the lion’s share with the successful staking of 250 BTC, delegated to OKX Earn finality providers. This move solidifies SolvBTC.BBN’s position as the leading liquid staking solution for Babylon Labs. Additionally, Solv will cover all gas fees for Babylon’s Cap 1 initiative. During the Pase 1 round, a total of 12,710 stakers participated with 20,610 individual delegations.

🚀 Babylon Cap-1 Filled! 🚀

We’re excited to announce that we’ve successfully staked 250 BTC and delegated to Solv Protocol & OKX Earn finality providers, securing SolvBTC.BBN's position as the No.1 Liquid Staking Solution for @babylonlabs_io.

Plus, Solv will cover all gas fees… https://t.co/VmZHQkkfJ5 pic.twitter.com/5GEFwB3c08

— Solv Protocol (@SolvProtocol) August 22, 2024

BTC Transaction Fees Jump

Julio Moreno, Head of Research at CryptoQuant, reported that during the Bitcoin staking event on Babylon, the BTC transaction fee surged from 0.5 to 60 BTC per hour. Obviously, this was due to the large rush of transactions as users rushed to stake their BTC on the staking protocol which had a cap of 1,000 Bitcoin.

Each staking transaction required 0.05 Bitcoin, leading to heightened fees as participants hurried to stake. Now that the staking period has ended, both transaction fees and activity have returned to normal levels.

Total Bitcoin transaction fees spiked today from 0.5 to 60 Bitcoin on an hourly basis.

This was related to transactions looking to stake Bitcoin on @babylonlabs_io staking protocol.

Total staking was capped at 1K Bitcoin so people rushed to stake and paid high fees. Each… pic.twitter.com/XRppYKVHLj

— Julio Moreno (@jjcmoreno) August 22, 2024

This surge in the BTC transaction fee might have provided some relief to Bitcoin miners although a very short period. Amid this development, the Bitcoin price continues to hold above $60,000 with BTC bulls attempting another 10% gain to $66,000. Market analysts are confident that the Bitcoin rally will continue amid Donald Trump’s crypto backing.

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