How Do Transaction Costs on the Anchor Chain Affect the Feasibility of Frequent Checkpointing?

Transaction costs on the anchor chain can have a significant impact on the feasibility of frequent checkpointing. Each checkpoint requires a transaction to be submitted to the anchor chain, and the cost of this transaction can vary depending on the network's congestion and the price of its native token.

If transaction costs are high, frequent checkpointing can become prohibitively expensive, especially for networks with a high volume of transactions. This can force networks to reduce the frequency of their checkpoints, which can in turn reduce their security.