Transaction Fee
Transactions● Common
The difference between a transaction's inputs and outputs, paid to the miner who includes it in a block. Fees incentivize miners and prevent spam. Measured in satoshis per virtual byte (sat/vB). Higher fees = faster confirmation.
Technical Notes
Fee = sum(inputs) - sum(outputs). Fee rate = fee / vsize. Priority based on feerate (sat/vB). Mempool clears ~1 sat/vB minimum during quiet periods, spikes >100 sat/vB during congestion. Lightning/batching reduce effective fees.
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Created:1/3/2026by System