2026-01-07 18:28:37

Recently, I encountered an outrageous issue when transferring on BSC. My wallet had no BNB, and MetaMask popped up an option to pay with USDT on my behalf. A single transfer deducted a fee of $0.12. What's going on?

Normally, as a low-cost network, BSC should have cheap transaction fees. But when I checked the current gas fees on the Ethereum mainnet, transfers cost less than $0.10. BSC used to have the advantage of low fees to crush Ethereum—so why has it flipped now?

Is it because BSC has been congested recently, or are these third-party pay-on-behalf solutions inherently ridiculously expensive? Has anyone else encountered this situation lately?

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LiquidityLarry

· 17h ago

0.12 USD transfer fee? That must be a very small amount to be worth it, feels like I'm getting ripped off.

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MonkeySeeMonkeyDo

· 01-07 18:58

Damn, this third-party payment solution is really a rip-off. I've been scammed once too, and I will never believe MetaMask's sweet talk again.

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AltcoinMarathoner

· 01-07 18:50

ngl bsc's relay fee thing is just another mile 20 moment... the network's fundamentals haven't changed, but yeah these third-party payment rails def cutting into margins. been accumulating here since the congestion started tho, ecosystem metrics still solid beneath the noise

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SmartMoneyWallet

· 01-07 18:49

This is the trick of third-party payment providers, with middlemen earning the difference. The 0.12u fee is no longer just gas costs; that's their commission.

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CryptoMotivator

· 01-07 18:49

Wow, $0.12? This third-party payment scheme is just money grabbing. --- Is BSC this congested now? I experienced a transfer last time and it didn't feel as smooth as before. --- Third-party payments will definitely take a cut. Don't expect them to offer honest prices. --- That's why I no longer use smart contract wallets. So troublesome. --- Has Ethereum overtaken? But I still prefer using BSC, used to the cheaper fees. --- Wait, MetaMask directly pops up USDT for third-party payments? When did this feature go live? I haven't seen it. --- I've been saying these third-party payment schemes are a trap. Transferring money still gets exploited by middlemen. --- I suspect it's because the SOL ecosystem has recently become popular, everyone is migrating, and BSC has cooled down.

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