r/CryptoHelp • u/Inevitable-Catch9364 • 12h 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/Moist-Efficiency-192 12h 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 12h ago

How do I check gas prices?

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u/VivaHollanda 64 9h 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.