Transaction Fee

What Is a Transaction Fee?

Transaction fees are flexible in nature and can vary based on how busy the blockchain is. 

A user who wants to expedite a transaction can choose to do so by paying a higher transaction fee. 

However, some users can adjust fees if they are using cryptocurrency wallets. 

Transaction fees were initially created to spur malicious or fraudulent activity on Bitcoin’s network. 

Other blockchains have enforced similar fees to keep the process of mining intact and productive. 

All Bitcoin transactions reach a queue called memory pool, also called mempool. 

If the mempool is overloaded, the miners will choose which transactions to verify first. 

Cryptocurrency transactions that have higher fees are prioritized first. 

Hence, several cryptocurrency users may wish to increase fees if they deem their transaction to be timely or urgent. 

Transaction fees play a more prominent role in Ethereum compared with Bitcoin as the former provides more sophisticated features including smart contracts and decentralized apps.