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Story: Stellar Lumens (XLM) Developers Reconsider a raise in the Minimum Transaction Fee

By Ayobami Abiola

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Stellar Lumens with an Advantage

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On the Flip Side

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Transaction fees are key parts of a blockchain model, as they are used for different purposes on different networks.

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One basic advantage Stellar Lumen has over the Bitcoin and Ethereum network it is possible to send ten thousand transactions for just ten cents ($0.10).

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But since the transaction fee on Stellar protocol is so small, it can encourage spam transactions with phishing links in their memos to scam the receiver.

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“About a year ago, there were several threads discussing the possibility of raising the minimum fee for Stellar transactions.

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From the article, he stated that apart from the fact that spammers can utilize the super low fee, there remains a huge challenge from multiple developers who creates trading bots…

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“The problem is, a lot of people built arbitrage bots, and they all look for the same opportunities.

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The many failed transactions are included the ledger since their transaction fees are above the minimum.

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Discussions are open for the reaction and response on the Stellar Developers Google Group.

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