When we break down fees a bit, we first need to understand where they come from and why. The fee is primarily determined based on two things: the size of the information being sent and the congestion of the mempool.
The size of the information is determined by the number of outputs (coins), inputs.
The congestion of the mempool is determined by the number of transactions being made at that moment. The price in sats is calculated based on virtual Bytes (vB). Right now, it's approximately at 8 sat/vB.
Now, let's see it with a practical example.
Right now, the high priority, as you can see in the photo, is at 8 satoshis per vB. But how many vB am I sending with a transaction? Well, it depends, as I mentioned earlier.
In this specific case, we have a transaction where they have paid 16,977 (11.25$) in fees, paying 14.7 sats/vB. They are paying double what they should, as with half they would already be at high priority, as we have seen before.
In this specific case, in the transaction flow, we can see that it has 4 inputs. That is, 4 unconsolidated coins. And it also has 4 outputs, meaning destination addresses.
In this case, it has a 2-of-3 multisig, which we will discuss another time. Down here, we can check the size in kvB, based on the information being moved. It's moving information with a weight of 1.15 kvB * 14.7 sats/vB = 16,900 sats, which is approximately the fee we saw earlier.
In this particular transaction, they are sending 45,311 sats and paying a fee of 16,900 sats. So, for this transfer, they are paying a 37.5% fee... 😱
I hope you enjoyed it! If you have any questions, as always, don't hesitate to leave them down below, and I'll be happy to answer them! 😊
It's little weird how you didn't even use 'Bitcoin' in this article at least for once.
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The territory is ~bitcoin_beginners, so it may be implied.
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Thanks! That's implied, I understand. I just went through it and re-read to search for the word Bitcoin. I said weird πŸ˜‚ in some sense of surprise.
I didn't mean that he did anything wrong by not using the word.
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Gotcha. When you pointed it out, I thought it was neat that we can just take it as given that we’re talking about bitcoin.
After all, what other cryptocurrencies is worth talking about?
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Thanks πŸ‘
Fees is something that's more talked somewhere else, for the biggest shitcoin. For Bitcoin, at least for now, fees shouldn't be an issue. And, I know that Bitcoin will solve any issues, if arising out of Fees, within time.
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Thank you for your comment. It's clear that when I talk about the mempool, sats per vB paid for transactions, and coin consolidation, I'm talking about Bitcoin...
These topics mentioned above are things every Bitcoiner, new and experienced, should know. Understanding all the implications of fees, how they are distributed, and how they are generated based on your transaction is important.
When you delve into the world of Bitcoin, there may be many topics that you find more or less relevant, but studying them all and showing interest will ultimately make a difference in your evolution as a Bitcoiner!
That said, thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed it and found it useful!
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