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Bitcoin Hyper’s presale has surged past the $9M milestone, helped by a wave of large buys – including a record-breaking $161K purchase and several other $50K+ entries.
This frenzy is fueled by a long-standing but straightforward problem: Bitcoin’s painfully slow transaction speed and unpredictable fees.
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At roughly seven transactions per second (TPS), $BTC is outpaced by almost every major smart contract chain. In peak demand (such as the Runes minting rush), fees jump from a couple of dollars to $100+, pushing everyday payments and smaller trades out of reach.
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