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# Understanding Gas Fees

* Gas fees are small payments to cover the cost of processing transactions on the BNB Chain.
* These fees are essential for maintaining the network and compensating the miners or validators who process transactions.

On the BNB Chain, gas fees are paid in [BNB](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bnb/) native tokens.