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What Is ‘Gwei’ and How Does It Relate to Transaction Fees in Ethereum?

Gwei is a unit of Ether (10^9 Wei). Used to quote the Gas Price for transaction fees. Higher price means faster inclusion.
Greeks.Live04.11.25

What Is ‘Gwei’ and How Does It Relate to Transaction Fees in Ethereum?

Gwei is a denomination of the cryptocurrency Ether (ETH), specifically 1 Gwei equals 1,000,000,000 Wei, or 0.000000001 ETH. It is the standard unit used to denote the Gas Price for Ethereum transactions.

The transaction fee is calculated as (Gas Used Gas Price in Gwei). Higher Gwei prices incentivize miners or validators to include the transaction faster, especially during network congestion.

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