What Does 'Gas Sniping' Mean?

[ SLANG ][ BLOCKCHAIN ][ NOUN ]

FORCE: Degen EconomyUNIVERSE: Crypto CultureCLUSTER: blockchain

Deliberately timing a transaction with a precisely tuned gas fee to land in a specific block ahead of competing transactions, distinct from a plain gas war by being a targeted, calculated timing tactic rather than a general fee-bidding scramble.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Gas sniping got the mint through one block ahead of everyone else camping the same contract."

LORE & ORIGIN

Borrows 'sniping' from competitive-timing language already used elsewhere for split-second precision moves, applied to gas-fee timing specifically.

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Related To:Gas War Mint Race

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