<p>I think this one: <a href="http://btc.blockr.io/tx/info/4ed20e0768124bc67dc684d57941be1482ccdaa45dadb64be12afba8c8554537">http://btc.blockr.io/tx/info/4ed20e0768124bc67dc684d57941be1482ccdaa45dadb64be12afba8c8554537</a> - 200 BTC fee!</p>

<p>It was an accidental fee scooped up by ASICMiner, but <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1lb5my/asicminer_refunds_the_accidental_200_btc/">they refunded the guy</a>.</p>

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There are honest people in the world. Happy to hear about that huge refund!
Lars Gustafson
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Кира Кисловская
<p><a href="https://blockchain.info/tx/cc455ae816e6cdafdb58d54e35d4f46d860047458eacf1c7405dc634631c570d">This transaction</a> (2016-04-26) has even higher fees (291.2409 BTC).</p>

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/random_walker/status/729800710280335361">This plot</a> shows transaction fees higher than 1000USD from the past 3 years. From the plot, the April 2016 transaction seems to be the one paying the highest fee.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/accidental-136000-bitcoin-mining-pool/">BitClub offered to refund</a> the transaction, but the whole episode was a bit <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1452787.0">controversial</a>.</p>

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cpsola
<p>What was the largest transaction fee ever paid? Assuming that payment was an accident was the sender able to contact the miner who mined that block and negotiate a full or partial refund?</p>

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Largest Bitcoin transaction fee ever paid?
tryinghard
# Largest Bitcoin transaction fee ever paid?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-28)

What was the largest transaction fee ever paid? Assuming that payment was an accident was the sender able to contact the miner who mined that block and negotiate a full or partial refund?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2016-05-28. Score: 15 | Accepted answer

[This transaction](https://blockchain.info/tx/cc455ae816e6cdafdb58d54e35d4f46d860047458eacf1c7405dc634631c570d) (2016-04-26) has even higher fees (291.2409 BTC).

[This plot](https://twitter.com/random_walker/status/729800710280335361) shows transaction fees higher than 1000USD from the past 3 years. From the plot, the April 2016 transaction seems to be the one paying the highest fee.

[BitClub offered to refund](http://www.coindesk.com/accidental-136000-bitcoin-mining-pool/) the transaction, but the whole episode was a bit [controversial](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1452787.0).


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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-05-28. Score: 5

I think this one: <http://btc.blockr.io/tx/info/4ed20e0768124bc67dc684d57941be1482ccdaa45dadb64be12afba8c8554537> - 200 BTC fee!

It was an accidental fee scooped up by ASICMiner, but [they refunded the guy](https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1lb5my/asicminer_refunds_the_accidental_200_btc/).

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: There are honest people in the world. Happy to hear about that huge refund!  

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