I tried buying TEL on EtherDelta and had two failed transactions in a row, both charged at the max gas price, one after like 15 mins and the other instantly. How come I get charged for a failed transaction?
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Hi there. To prevent people spamming or DDoSing the network. If this wasn't the case, anyone could flood the network with underpriced transaction without incurring a penalty.– Richard HorrocksJan 19, 2018 at 15:26
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(I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "max" gas price. You mean the value (i.e. your maximum) you set when sending the transaction?)– Richard HorrocksJan 19, 2018 at 15:27
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It doesn't matter what was the result of your transaction, the computations were made and you have to pay for them.
This is how Ethereum blockchain works, if you send a transaction, some miner will receive it, make computations to execute your transaction. And in any scenario, fail or success, he made his work and he is getting the reward.
I tried buying TEL on EtherDelta and had two failed transactions in a row
In your scenario you should definetelly contact customer support of Ether Delta.
both charged at the max gas price
This part of your question was already answered here.
Failed transactions send all of the gas available for that transaction (the gas limit) to the miner. It’s kind of a penalty for failed transactions.
answered Jan 19, 2018 at 18:31
