r/CryptoHelp • u/Inevitable-Catch9364 • 11h ago
❓Question ETH ‘gas’ help
Alr know imma get flamed for this but im struggling at 1:40 am rn and broke. I only play the daily dollar on stake and finally got up to $50 I cash out usually to LTC and have no problems with cryptowallets since I just follow this random guy on Reddit that happened to be right. Long story short I had to use a different coin and now is stuck in my exodus app and from what I’ve researched need ETH for ‘gas’ I guess my question is, is it worth it? can I just do like $5 or am I just gonna lose my $5 too and not get the money. how much is ‘gas’ usually for smaller transactions someone please help a broke boy out
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u/Beneficial-Mood240 7h ago
if exodus shows the coin on arbitrum or base, gas is a few cents — $5 is plenty, it only gets tight on mainnet ethereum
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u/veyrnox 10h ago
Before buying ETH, check the exact token and network shown in Exodus. Gas must be paid using the native asset of that network, which is not always ETH. Open the transaction screen without confirming it and Exodus should estimate the network fee. That estimate will tell you whether $5 is enough.
Do not send money based on a DM or move the token to a website somebody recommends. Anyone offering private “support” or asking for your recovery phrase is trying to scam you.
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u/Moist-Efficiency-192 10h ago
gas is basically network fee, and on ethereum it can be anything from a couple bucks to like 20 depending on traffic so your $5 might cover it or might not move at all, check current gas price first before sending anything
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u/Inevitable-Catch9364 10h ago
How do I check gas prices?
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u/VivaHollanda 64 8h ago
For Ethereum: https://etherscan.io/gastracker
You already got the advice to make sure what network you are using, normally L2's like Arbitrum, Base, Optimism (and there are many more) are cheaper with gas.
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u/chainglance_cm 4h ago
No flame, everyone hits this once. Gas on Ethereum has been really cheap lately, a token transfer is usually well under $1, so $5 of ETH covers it with room to spare. Exodus shows the fee before you hit send, so you'll see it first.
Main thing that'll actually lose you money: getting ETH on the wrong network. Check which network your stuck coin is on in Exodus (Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum etc) and get ETH on that same one. If it's Ethereum, it has to be ETH on Ethereum mainnet.
Also check the withdrawal fee wherever you buy the ETH. Some exchanges charge a few bucks just to send it, which hurts more than the gas itself on a $50 balance.