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Blockchain

Ethereum
What is a Blockchain?
Types of Blockchain
What is a Side-chain?
Consensus Mechanism
Proof of Stake
Solidity
Transactions
Gas
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GAS



WHAT IS GAS ?

To complete a transaction or execute a contract on the Ethereum blockchain
platform, a gas fee is required. In the cryptocurrency ether (ETH), fees are
calculated in tiny fractions, known as gwei (10-9 ETH). Transactions are carried
out using gas to pay validators for their resources.
The exact price of the gas is determined by supply, demand, and network capacity
at the time of the transaction.
KEY TAKEAWAYS

Transactions on the Ethereum blockchain require gas, which is the cost of
performing a transaction.
The price of gas depends on supply and demand for network validation requests.
Prices for transactions are determined by the gas limit and the gas price.
Gwei are tiny fractions of ETH or ETH. are used to calculate transaction prices.

UNDERSTANDING GAS IN ETHEREUM

In order to compensate miners for their efforts in maintaining and securing the
blockchain, gas was introduced in the form of a reward. Staking ETH and
participating in validation became more profitable after the proof of stake
algorithm was introduced in September 2022.
"Gas limit" refers to the maximum amount of work you expect a validator to do on
a particular transaction. Higher gas limits usually mean the user believes the
transaction will require more effort. A "gas price" is the price per unit of
work. Hence, the transaction cost is the gas limit times the gas price. A tip is
often added to the gas price (the more you pay, the faster your transaction is
completed). Those who estimate their gas limit lower will be placed lower in the
queue due to their lower priority.
Transaction fees are similar to the fees you pay when you wire money. In
exchange for using the service provider's network, you pay them.
Validators on the Ethereum network are awarded this fee for verifying blocks and
verifying transactions on the network.
It is also important to bear in mind that gas prices are determined by supply
and demand for transactions - if the network is congested, gas prices might be
high. Alternatively, if there isn't much traffic, they may be low.
GAS AND THE ETHEREUM VIRTUAL MACHINE (EVM)

Platforms and systems like Ethereum are designed so that others can develop more
use cases for blockchains and cryptocurrencies. Because applications can be
created for it, it is commonly called the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Like a cloud
application, the EVM runs blockchain-based applications within a virtual
machine.
EVM has been used to create a wide range of decentralized applications,
cryptocurrencies, and tokens. Gas fees are required for cryptocurrencies built
on the Ethereum blockchain, since it is part of the EVM. In the Ethereum
blockchain, DAI is one of the most popular tokens. As it uses the Ethereum
blockchain, users have to pay gas fees in gwei to conduct transactions.

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Welcome To Shibarium

Blockchain

Ethereum
What is a Blockchain?
Types of Blockchain
What is a Side-chain?
Consensus Mechanism
Proof of Stake
Solidity
Transactions
Gas
Accounts

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