Minimum feerate in block

the cheapest thing that got in

The lowest price anything in the block paid. When blocks are not full this sits at the network's relay minimum; when they are full it rises, and that rise is the real congestion signal.

DefinitionThe lowest non-coinbase feerate included in the block, per weight unit.

LimitA single miner including their own low-fee transaction sets this floor for the whole block.

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