According to Firsthand research, Bitcoin processed an average of 578,000 transactions per day from January 1 through September 28, 2026, surpassing the previous annual record of approximately 525,000 transactions in 2024. However, average transaction fees fell sharply, accounting for just 0.6% of miners' total earnings during the period examined.

Over the past 30 days through October 14, Bitcoin averaged 701,660 confirmed transactions daily, up approximately 49% from 469,638 a year earlier. Yet the typical transaction fee declined to approximately 492 satoshis, equivalent to $0.41 at current Bitcoin prices, compared with 1,140 satoshis in 2025 and 4,019 satoshis in 2024. Miners collected approximately 88.6 BTC in transaction fees during this 30-day period, while newly issued coins totaled 13,884 BTC.

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