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What Is the Relationship between Network Congestion and Gas Price?

High network congestion increases competition for transaction inclusion, forcing users to bid higher gas prices.
Greeks.Live17.11.25

What Is the Relationship between Network Congestion and Gas Price?

Gas price is directly proportional to network congestion. When the blockchain network (e.g.

Ethereum) is highly congested with a large volume of pending transactions, users must bid a higher gas price to incentivize validators to prioritize their transaction. This competition drives up the overall transaction cost.

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