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What Is the Difference between EIP-1559 and the Legacy Gas Auction System?

Legacy was a volatile auction; EIP-1559 uses a dynamic, burned Base Fee plus an optional Priority Fee for predictability.
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What Is the Difference between EIP-1559 and the Legacy Gas Auction System?

The legacy system used a simple 'first-price auction' where users bid a single gas price, leading to high volatility and overpaying. EIP-1559 introduced a 'Base Fee' that is burned and dynamically adjusted based on network congestion, plus an optional 'Priority Fee' (tip) for the miner.

This creates more predictable fees and reduces overpaying.

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Gas Auction

Auction ⎊ The term "Gas Auction," within cryptocurrency derivatives, specifically refers to a mechanism employed to allocate block space on a blockchain, most notably Ethereum, where transaction fees, or "gas," are dynamically priced.

Eip-1559

Upgrade ⎊ EIP-1559, or Ethereum Improvement Proposal 1559, represents a significant upgrade to the Ethereum network's transaction fee mechanism.

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