People are currently paying $28 on average to make transactions using the digital currency, according to data by BitInfoCharts.
One person claimed on Twitter that he had to pay a $16 fee to send $25 worth of bitcoin from one bitcoin address to another.
A debate has been brewing among the bitcoin community surrounding transaction speeds and fees.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/19/big-transactions-fees-are-a-problem-for-bitcoin.html