#GasFeeImpact Gas fees impact crypto transactions in several ways:

1. Transaction Costs – High gas fees make small transactions expensive, reducing usability for micropayments.

2. Network Congestion – When demand is high (e.g., NFT drops, DeFi activity), fees spike, making transactions costly and slow.

3. Mining/Validator Incentives – Miners (PoW) or validators (PoS) prioritize higher-fee transactions, affecting confirmation times.

4. Adoption & Usability – High fees discourage new users and limit real-world applications.

5. Layer 2 Solutions – Projects like Arbitrum, Optimism, and zk-rollups reduce fees but require bridging assets.