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Transaction Fee
Fees charged by a blockchain network to execute and validate transactions on that blockchain network. Fees are used to incentivize miners to complete complex and expensive cryptographic problems to validate transaction blocks to the leger of a blockchain
Example
“During peak congestion, Ethereum transaction fees spiked to over $50 per transfer, prompting users to wait for off-peak hours or switch to Layer 2 solutions.”