The Bitcoin Cost per Transaction (USD) is the result of dividing the miners' revenue (Block Reward + Transaction Fees) between the number of transactions per block. Here is an example with made up numbers: Block reward is 12.5 BTC + 0.5 BTC in transaction fees. There are 2700 transactions in the block. Current exchange rate is 5700 USD/BTC. (12.5 BTC + 0.5...
Bitcoin Fee Ratio is a BTC specific study aiming to replace the ever-misleading ‘market capitalization’ (marketcap). It answers to the following question: “If block rewards disappeared tomorrow what percentage of economic volume would we have to pay in fees to replace them” A low FR means that users can transact securely while simultaneously paying a minimal...