# Unbelievable gas fees ! $400 gas fee!

**URL:** <https://forum.balancer.fi/t/unbelievable-gas-fees-400-gas-fee/840>\
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**Created:** [February 8, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/unbelievable-gas-fees-400-gas-fee/840 "2021-02-08T13:51:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![willy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@willy](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/willy)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/unbelievable-gas-fees-400-gas-fee/840/1 "2021-02-08T13:51:09Z")

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unbelievable gas fees! ! [image|690x388](https://forum.balancer.fi/uploads/short-url/8yC64CuKvcGNBXrjD24yFBvhCDB.png)

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**Author:** ![TelcoinD](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.balancer.fi/telcoind/32/398_2.png) [@TelcoinD](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/TelcoinD)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/unbelievable-gas-fees-400-gas-fee/840/2 "2021-02-09T14:17:52Z")

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Hi there. I am new here. I am interested in what you posted as for the last few weeks, gas has been really high.

However, i believe theres a plan to combat this problem and recently went to to voting. Can someone confirm if txns like above are covered in the proposal?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![rabmarut](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.balancer.fi/rabmarut/32/55_2.png) [@rabmarut](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/rabmarut)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/unbelievable-gas-fees-400-gas-fee/840/3 "2021-02-09T14:30:49Z")

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No, transactions like the above are not covered. This is a liquidity addition, whereas we are covering gas costs for trades through the exchange. Liquidity provision is already incentivized via [liquidity mining](https://docs.balancer.finance/core-concepts/bal-liquidity-mining).

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**Author:** ![TelcoinD](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.balancer.fi/telcoind/32/398_2.png) [@TelcoinD](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/TelcoinD)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/unbelievable-gas-fees-400-gas-fee/840/4 "2021-02-09T14:43:56Z")

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Thank you for the quick clarification!

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**Author:** ![willy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@willy](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/willy)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/unbelievable-gas-fees-400-gas-fee/840/5 "2021-02-09T17:59:38Z")

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I hear you. I really want to be a lp but being charged $495 for a single trade is ridiculous. I’ve never been a fan of Ethereum from the very beginning when vitalik ruined the bitcoin convention. Eth is nothing but problems. There are plenty of better blockchains that can be used and I feel that those that stick with the antiquated eth blockchain will be left in the trash heap of blockchain history.

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**Author:** ![rabmarut](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.balancer.fi/rabmarut/32/55_2.png) [@rabmarut](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/rabmarut)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/unbelievable-gas-fees-400-gas-fee/840/6 "2021-02-09T18:20:40Z")

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Only time will tell. Thank you for your concerns.

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**Author:** ![willy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@willy](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/willy)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/unbelievable-gas-fees-400-gas-fee/840/7 "2021-02-10T14:32:21Z")

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I sure hope for the best being that I purchased 10,000 bal last week.