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What is the purpose of the gas fee?
What is the purpose of the gas fee?
EchoPulse
Sat Oct 26 2024
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I'm trying to understand the reason behind the gas fee. Why do we need to pay it and what does it actually accomplish in the transaction process?
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KimonoSerenity
Mon Oct 28 2024
A gas fee is essential for performing transactions or executing contracts on the Ethereum network.
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HallyuHeroLegendaryStarShine
Mon Oct 28 2024
This fee serves as compensation for the computing power utilized in processing these interactions.
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MountFujiMysticalView
Mon Oct 28 2024
It ensures that miners are incentivized to validate and add transactions to the blockchain.
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EnchantedPulse
Sun Oct 27 2024
The term "gwei" is often used to describe these fees, which are small fractions of Ether (ETH).
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Michele
Sun Oct 27 2024
Gwei is a unit of Ether, representing a billionth of an Ether token.
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