Bitcoin fees have seen a rapid increase since August 2020, with fees rising nearly 1,000%. This is due to the increased congestion on the Bitcoin network, causing more demand for transactions and resulting in increased cost.

As block sizes are limited, users must pay higher fees in order to get their transactions processed faster. Additionally, miners are increasingly opting to prioritize high-fee transactions over lower fee ones in order to maximize their profits.

The result of this is that users are now encouraged to include higher transaction fees when they transact with Bitcoin.