A whale paid just a $ 1 fee to transfer 18,999,996 BTC, about $ 1.088 billion, on Wednesday (5). The transfer is included in block 682108 and was made yesterday at 4:30 pm, according to Whale Alert, a tracking service that publishes alerts of the biggest movements in the market. What is surprising is the very low tariff charged to transfer an amount of this magnitude on the blockchain. Although bitcoin fees are now and then expensive due to network congestion, mainly hurting the user who moves small amounts, large investors benefit from the network, as fares are much cheaper than any other option in the world. traditional market.