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Ethereum user pays 64 ETH ($118,000) transaction fee on 84 ETH ($155,000) swap

Value: 84 ETH $156,107.28 Transaction Fee: 64.012561122708491262 ETH $118,962.22 Gas Price: 418,859.102002987 Gwei (0.000418859102002987 ETH)Etherscan screenshot showing transaction fee (attribution)
A recent surge in memecoin popularity has caused Ethereum transaction fees to skyrocket. One trader paid the price, eating a 64 ETH ($118,000) transaction fee just to perform a simple swap of 84 ETH to another token. Welcome to the future of finance.
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