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In 2024, the Bitcoin network has hit some significant milestones, including reaching an all-time high price, achieving peak hashrate and difficulty, and recording the highest onchain fees ever. On top of these metrics, the blockchain also saw its busiest transfer day in history on April 23, with 927,010 transactions confirmed in one day.
Bitcoin’s High-Traffic Days
Just three days after Bitcoin’s fourth halving event, miners successfully processed nearly 1 million transactions, with a total of 927,010 transfers confirmed on April 23. This year, 2024, has already seen the top ten busiest days for BTC transfers, with most of them clustered around late April and beyond.
The second busiest day was July 21, with 859,629 transactions, slightly surpassing the 852,655 confirmed on the third largest day on May 26. Then, just two days after the second-highest record, on July 23, miners validated 838,977 transactions.
The 835,040 transactions on May 25, 2024, completed the top five busiest days. Following closely, July 29 and July 22 took the sixth and seventh spots with 826,129 and 824,999 transfers, respectively.
Interestingly, the high volume of daily transfers persisted into August, adding several dates to the top ten list. For example, just recently Aug. 23 secured the eighth position with 799,839 transactions, while the previous day, Aug. 22, earned the ninth spot with 795,102 transfers.
This past Saturday kept the momentum going, with BTC miners confirming 794,380 transactions, marking it as the tenth busiest day ever for verified transactions. The notable increase in bitcoin transactions in 2024 highlights the leading crypto asset’s expanding influence in both decentralized finance (defi) and traditional finance (tradefi).
Although several meme coins and alternative crypto assets outpaced BTC in gains, the leading digital currency has certainly made its mark this year in terms of new records. Many supporters are confident this streak of record-breaking achievements will extend well into 2025.
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