Glossary

Gas Fees

The transaction costs paid to network validators for executing operations on a blockchain.

What is Gas Fees?

The transaction costs paid to network validators for executing operations on a blockchain. Because Lygos Finance operates on the Bitcoin base layer, users pay standard network fees rather than the unpredictable and exorbitant gas fees often associated with complex DeFi ecosystems.

Full Definition

Gas fees compensate miners or validators for the computational energy required to process and validate transactions or smart contracts. During periods of high network congestion, gas fees can spike dramatically, making small transactions economically unviable. Different blockchains have drastically different fee structures depending on their architecture.

How Lygos Uses This

Because Lygos Finance operates on the Bitcoin base layer, users pay standard network fees rather than the unpredictable and exorbitant gas fees often associated with complex DeFi ecosystems.

Why this matters for borrowers

Understanding Gas Fees provides context for how Bitcoin lending fits into the broader financial ecosystem. DeFi concepts are reshaping how people think about borrowing and lending.

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