1. What are gas fees?
Gas is the network fee paid to process transactions on Ethereum. It changes in real time with network congestion.
2. Ways to save gas
📊 The original guide's practical tips
1. Use layer 2: Arbitrum, Optimism and Base are described as 10–100 times cheaper.
2. Choose quiet periods: The source lists weekends and early mornings in Korea, which it labels “US nighttime,” as the lowest-fee periods.
3. Optimize the gas limit: Its advice is to avoid setting the limit too high.
4. Batch transactions: Combine several transactions into one.
5. Track gas: Check Etherscan Gas Tracker and execute when fees are low.
3. L2 and L1 fee comparison
- Ethereum L1: Swaps $5–50; NFT minting $10–100.
- Arbitrum: Swaps $0.1–0.5.
- Optimism: Swaps $0.1–0.5.
- Base: Swaps $0.01–0.1.
- Solana: $0.001 per transaction.
4. Gas-tracking tools
- Etherscan Gas Tracker — Real-time gas fees.
- GasNow — Gas-fee alerts.
- Blocknative — Gas forecasts.
5. AI trading and fee optimization
The source describes NOONOO TRADING as minimizing fees through exchange APIs using maker orders at 0.02%. These exchange trades do not incur gas fees.