The launch of Runes, a new protocol that enables the creation of meme coins on Bitcoin, coincided with the halving, leading to over $80 million in fees to Bitcoin miners and a significant increase in transaction costs.
High fee environments will prompt people to seek other solutions like Lightning Network, side chains such as Fedimint and Ark, or layer 2 solutions as mentioned by Bitcoin Core developer Ava Chow.
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