The Crypto Fee Journey – A Tale of Two Wallets 💸
Once upon a blockchain...
Jake and Nina were two crypto enthusiasts diving into DeFi. Jake loved Ethereum – smart contracts, NFTs, the works. Nina, on the other hand, was all about speed and efficiency—she swore by Solana and Polygon.
One sunny Tuesday, both tried to move $50 of USDC.
🚨 Jake hit "send" on his Ethereum wallet... BAM! $32 in gas fees. He blinked twice.
"I paid more in fees than the amount I’m sending??" he muttered.
Meanwhile, Nina sent hers on Polygon—$0.002 fee. She sipped her coffee, unfazed.
"Fees? What fees?" she grinned.
Jake started exploring Layer 2s. He stumbled on Arbitrum, Optimism… even tried a centralized exchange where trades were fee-less but withdrawal fees snuck in like a ghost 👻.
He learned: 👉 High traffic = high fees
👉 Layer 2 = smoother ride
👉 DEXs
