According to @BitMEXResearch, Satoshi Nakamoto emphasized that paying a higher fee lets users outbid others to get included, reinforcing Bitcoin’s pay-for-priority mempool dynamics; source: @BitMEXResearch tweet dated Aug 19, 2025. Traders should expect faster confirmations for BTC transfers with higher fee rates during mempool congestion and slower settlement for low-fee exchange deposits and withdrawals, impacting execution timing and arbitrage; source: @BitMEXResearch. This fee competition can increase the share of miner revenue from transaction fees during busy periods, a signal traders monitor alongside mempool pressure and exchange deposit latency; source: @BitMEXResearch.