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Fee Market Dashboard

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Monitor ETC's transaction fee market. Track gas prices, network utilization, and the transition from block rewards to fee-based miner incentives.

Why Fee Markets Matter for ETC

As block rewards continue to decrease through ECIP-1017's Fifthening schedule (currently 2.048 ETC per block), transaction fees become increasingly important for miner revenue and long-term network security. A healthy fee market indicates sustainable demand for block space.

Current Block Reward

~2.05 ETC

Next Era Reward

~1.64 ETC

Reduction

-20%

Current Gas Prices

Slow

--Gwei

Est. confirmation: ~5 min

AverageRecommended

--Gwei

Est. confirmation: ~1 min

Fast

--Gwei

Est. confirmation: ~15 sec

Network Utilization

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Network utilization measures the percentage of available block gas being used. Higher utilization generally leads to higher gas prices.

Fee Market Health

Gas Price Spread

Difference between fast and slow gas prices

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Network Demand

Based on network utilization percentage

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Fee Predictability

ETC fees are generally stable and predictable

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Estimated Daily Miner Revenue

Block Rewards--
Transaction Fees--

Total Daily Revenue

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Fee Ratio

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* Estimates based on current block reward (2.048 ETC), ~6,646 blocks/day, and current gas prices. Actual revenue varies based on network activity.

Transaction Cost Estimator

Simple Transfer

Sending ETC between addresses21,000 gas

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Token Transfer

ERC-20 token transfer65,000 gas

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DEX Swap

Typical DEX trade150,000 gas

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Contract Deploy

Deploy a simple contract500,000 gas

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Costs calculated at 1.89 Gwei (average). Actual costs may vary based on contract complexity.

Fee Market Evolution

ETC's fee market is currently in an early stage, with block rewards comprising the vast majority of miner revenue. As block rewards continue to decrease through the Fifthening schedule, transaction fees will become increasingly important for network security.

Key Milestones

  • Current Era (5): ~2.05 ETC block reward, fees are ~0.01% of miner revenue
  • Era 6 (~2027): ~1.64 ETC block reward, 20% reduction in block rewards
  • Long-term: Fee market will need to grow to maintain miner incentives as block rewards approach zero

Gas prices and network utilization from Blockscout. Revenue estimates are approximations based on current network conditions. Data refreshes every 24 hours.