Glossary / Gas fee

Gas fee

Gas is the fee paid to a blockchain to process a transaction, paid in the chain's native coin.

Why it matters

Fees vary with congestion; layer-2 networks and Solana are far cheaper than Ethereum mainnet.

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Related terms

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