alloy_eips::eip1559

Constant MIN_PROTOCOL_BASE_FEE

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pub const MIN_PROTOCOL_BASE_FEE: u64 = 7;
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The minimum tx fee below which the txpool will reject the transaction.

Configured to 7 WEI which is the lowest possible value of base fee under mainnet EIP-1559 parameters. BASE_FEE_MAX_CHANGE_DENOMINATOR https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1559 is 8, or 12.5%. Once the base fee has dropped to 7 WEI it cannot decrease further because 12.5% of 7 is less than 1.

Note that min base fee under different 1559 parameterizations may differ, but there’s no significant harm in leaving this setting as is.