#Bitcoin transactions face high fees and congestion due to the growing popularity of #inscriptions, which allow users to add images, texts, or audio onto the blockchain. Inscriptions account for 50-60% of confirmed transactions and bring higher #fees, causing concern for smaller #transactions on the #Lightning Network. Bitcoin's fee market becomes crucial as the network subsidy decreases, with developers making efforts to improve #blockchain efficiency.

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