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How Does a User Determine the Optimal Gas Price?

Users typically rely on gas estimator tools and wallet recommendations that analyze the current base fee and the priority fees of recently confirmed transactions. The optimal price is the lowest priority fee that is likely to get the transaction confirmed in the desired time frame, added to the current base fee.

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