Const"1000"
This constant represents an absurdly high fee rate of 1000 sat/vB.
It's used as a safety check to prevent transactions with unreasonably
high fee rates, which could result in significant financial loss.
Context:
- Normal fee rates typically range from 1-100 sat/vB, depending on network congestion.
- A fee rate of 1000 sat/vB is considered extremely high and likely unintentional.
- This safeguard helps protect users from inputting errors or potential fee-sniping attacks.
Usage:
- In fee estimation functions for RBF and CPFP.
- As a validation check before broadcasting transactions.
Maximum allowable fee rate in satoshis per virtual byte (sat/vB).