A trader spent $119,157 in Ether to complete a Uniswap trade that swapped 84 Wrapped Ether for 13.8 billion FOUR tokens, resulting in an additional 76% of their total purchase price in gas fees. The trader voluntarily increased their gas fee to speed up the transaction time to purchase the memecoin, and is sitting on 133 ETH ($245,667) in unrealized profit on their investment in the memecoin. Gas fees on the Ethereum network have become the subject of debate amongst the crypto community, with some praising the heightened activity for its revenue generating effects and others criticizing it for hindering mass adoption.
Key points:
– A trader spent $119,157 in Ether on gas fees for a Uniswap trade.
– The trader voluntarily increased their gas fee to speed up the transaction time.
– Gas fees on the Ethereum network have become a subject of debate amongst the crypto community, with some praising the heightened activity and others criticizing it.
