What Is a Network Fee?
A network fee is the cost charged by a blockchain to process and confirm a transaction.
Definition
A network fee is paid to the validators or miners who secure a blockchain and include transactions in blocks. It compensates the network for the work of processing and confirming activity.
Network fees vary by chain and by how busy the network is at the moment. When demand is high, fees tend to rise, and when activity is low, they often fall. Some networks are consistently cheaper than others.
On many networks the term gas fee is used for this cost, though the underlying idea is the same: a charge for using shared blockchain resources.
Why it matters in a swap
Network fees are a real and sometimes large part of the cost of a swap or off-ramp, particularly when crossing busy networks. Ignoring them can make a quoted rate look better than the amount you actually receive.
Multiswap factors network costs into net-of-fee quotes so the figure you see is closer to what truly lands at the end.
Frequently asked questions
Why do network fees change so much?
They respond to network demand. Busy periods push fees up, while quieter times bring them down. Different networks also have very different baseline costs.
Swap cross-chain from Telegram
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