Why Are There Transaction Fees in Cryptocurrency Networks?

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                                <p>Cryptocurrency networks charge transaction fees for several key reasons, primarily to maintain the security and efficiency of the network. These fees serve as incentives for miners or validators, who are responsible for verifying and processing transactions. Transaction fees also help prevent network congestion, ensuring that transactions are prioritized based on demand. Additionally, they protect the network from spam attacks and ensure that only meaningful transactions are processed. On platforms supporting smart contracts, such as Ethereum, fees also cover the computational resources required to execute these contracts.</p>                               </div>
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                                <p class="md-end-block md-p md-focus"><span class="md-plain md-expand">Cryptocurrency networks (like Bitcoin and Ethereum) are decentralized and maintained by miners or validators. These participants process and verify transactions to ensure the security and integrity of the blockchain. To incentivize them to carry out these tasks, the network rewards them with transaction fees.</span></p>

• In Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies, miners are rewarded with transaction fees when a transaction is included in a block. This serves as compensation for maintaining the network.

• In platforms like Ethereum, users pay a “gas fee” to incentivize miners or validators to process their transactions.