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Gwei

In shortA small unit of Ether used to quote gas prices: one billionth of 1 ETH.

Wallets show Ethereum gas prices in gwei. A price of 1 gwei is cheap; during busy periods it can climb to tens or hundreds of gwei.

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  • Gas (fees)The fee you pay a blockchain network to process your transaction or run a smart contract.
  • EthereumA programmable blockchain where developers deploy smart contracts; its native coin is Ether (ETH).
  • Satoshi (sat)The smallest unit of bitcoin: one hundred-millionth of a BTC (0.00000001 BTC).

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