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Morning Edition · Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Runes Activity Pushes Bitcoin Transaction Counts to a Multi-Year High
A revival in the Runes protocol drove daily Bitcoin transactions past 820,000 and raised fee generation, even as the coin's price fell.
A surge in Runes protocol activity is pushing Bitcoin transaction counts and fee generation to multi-year highs, with daily transactions climbing past 820,000 according to CoinDesk. Runes is a token standard that issues fungible assets dire…
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