Merge pull request #10096 from SomberNight/202508_lower_minrelayfee

change minrelayfee clamps from `[1, 50]` to `[0.1, 50]` sat/vbyte

electrum/bitcoin.py

@@ -325,14 +325,14 @@ def construct_script(
 
 def relayfee(network: 'Network' = None) -> int:
     """Returns feerate in sat/kbyte."""
-    from .fee_policy import FEERATE_DEFAULT_RELAY, FEERATE_MAX_RELAY
+    from .fee_policy import FEERATE_MIN_RELAY, FEERATE_DEFAULT_RELAY, FEERATE_MAX_RELAY
     if network and network.relay_fee is not None:
         fee = network.relay_fee
     else:
         fee = FEERATE_DEFAULT_RELAY
     # sanity safeguards, as network.relay_fee is coming from a server:
     fee = min(fee, FEERATE_MAX_RELAY)
-    fee = max(fee, FEERATE_DEFAULT_RELAY)
+    fee = max(fee, FEERATE_MIN_RELAY)
     return fee
 
 
@@ -347,10 +347,7 @@ DUST_LIMIT_P2WPKH = 294
 
 def dust_threshold(network: 'Network' = None) -> int:
     """Returns the dust limit in satoshis."""
-    # Change <= dust threshold is added to the tx fee
+    return DUST_LIMIT_P2PKH
-    dust_lim = 182 * 3 * relayfee(network)  # in msat
-    # convert to sat, but round up:
-    return (dust_lim // 1000) + (dust_lim % 1000 > 0)
 
 
 def hash_encode(x: bytes) -> str:

electrum/fee_policy.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from typing import Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Union, TYPE_CHECKING, Dict
 from decimal import Decimal
 from numbers import Real
 from enum import IntEnum
+import math
 
 from .i18n import _
 from .util import NoDynamicFeeEstimates, quantize_feerate, format_fee_satoshis
@@ -24,8 +25,10 @@ FEERATE_MAX_DYNAMIC = 1500000
 FEERATE_WARNING_HIGH_FEE = 600000
 FEERATE_FALLBACK_STATIC_FEE = 150000
 FEERATE_REGTEST_STATIC_FEE = FEERATE_FALLBACK_STATIC_FEE  # hardcoded fee used on regtest
-FEERATE_DEFAULT_RELAY = 1000
+FEERATE_MIN_RELAY = 100
+FEERATE_DEFAULT_RELAY = 1000  # conservative "min relay fee"
 FEERATE_MAX_RELAY = 50000
+assert FEERATE_MIN_RELAY <= FEERATE_DEFAULT_RELAY <= FEERATE_MAX_RELAY
 
 # warn user if fee/amount for on-chain tx is higher than this
 FEE_RATIO_HIGH_WARNING = 0.05
@@ -257,11 +260,15 @@ class FeePolicy(Logger):
             else:
                 raise NoDynamicFeeEstimates()
 
-        return self.estimate_fee_for_feerate(fee_per_kb, size)
+        return self.estimate_fee_for_feerate(fee_per_kb=fee_per_kb, size=size)
 
     @classmethod
-    def estimate_fee_for_feerate(cls, fee_per_kb: Union[int, float, Decimal],
+    def estimate_fee_for_feerate(
-                                 size: Union[int, float, Decimal]) -> int:
+        cls,
+        *,
+        fee_per_kb: Union[int, float, Decimal],
+        size: Union[int, float, Decimal],
+    ) -> int:
         # note: 'size' is in vbytes
         size = Decimal(size)
         fee_per_kb = Decimal(fee_per_kb)
@@ -269,7 +276,7 @@ class FeePolicy(Logger):
         # to be consistent with what is displayed in the GUI,
         # the calculation needs to use the same precision:
         fee_per_byte = quantize_feerate(fee_per_byte)
-        return round(fee_per_byte * size)
+        return math.ceil(fee_per_byte * size)
 
 
 class FixedFeePolicy(FeePolicy):
@@ -283,6 +290,8 @@ def impose_hard_limits_on_fee(func):
         if fee is None:
             return fee
         fee = min(FEERATE_MAX_DYNAMIC, fee)
+        # Clamp dynamic feerates with conservative min relay fee,
+        # to ensure txs propagate well:
         fee = max(FEERATE_DEFAULT_RELAY, fee)
         return fee
     return get_fee_within_limits
@@ -354,7 +363,7 @@ class FeeHistogram:
             slot = min(item[1], bytes_limit-bytes_current)
             bytes_current += slot
             capped_histogram.append([
-                max(FEERATE_DEFAULT_RELAY/1000, item[0]),  # clamped to [FEERATE_DEFAULT_RELAY/1000,inf[
+                max(FEERATE_MIN_RELAY/1000, item[0]),  # clamped to [FEERATE_MIN_RELAY/1000,inf[
                 slot,  # width of bucket
                 bytes_current,  # cumulative depth at far end of bucket
             ])

electrum/gui/qml/qetxfinalizer.py

@@ -888,11 +888,13 @@ class QETxCpfpFeeBumper(TxFeeSlider, TxMonMixin):
     def get_child_fee_from_total_feerate(self, fee_per_kb: Optional[int]) -> Optional[int]:
         if fee_per_kb is None:
             return None
-        fee = fee_per_kb * self._total_size / 1000 - self._parent_fee
+        package_fee = FeePolicy.estimate_fee_for_feerate(fee_per_kb=fee_per_kb, size=self._total_size)
-        fee = round(fee)
+        child_fee = package_fee - self._parent_fee
-        fee = min(self._max_fee, fee)
+        child_fee = min(self._max_fee, child_fee)
-        fee = max(self._total_size, fee)  # pay at least 1 sat/byte for combined size
+        # pay at least minrelayfee for combined size:
-        return fee
+        min_child_fee = FeePolicy.estimate_fee_for_feerate(fee_per_kb=self._wallet.wallet.relayfee(), size=self._total_size)
+        child_fee = max(min_child_fee, child_fee)
+        return child_fee
 
     def tx_verified(self):
         self._valid = False

electrum/gui/qt/confirm_tx_dialog.py

@@ -350,7 +350,10 @@ class TxEditor(WindowModalDialog):
                 # fallback to actual fee
                 displayed_feerate = quantize_feerate(fee / size) if fee is not None else None
                 self.feerate_e.setAmount(displayed_feerate)
-            displayed_fee = round(displayed_feerate * size) if displayed_feerate is not None else None
+            if displayed_feerate is not None:
+                displayed_fee = FeePolicy.estimate_fee_for_feerate(fee_per_kb=displayed_feerate * 1000, size=size)
+            else:
+                displayed_fee = None
             self.fee_e.setAmount(displayed_fee)
         else:
             if freeze_fee:

electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py

@@ -2874,11 +2874,13 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, Logger, QtEventListener):
         def get_child_fee_from_total_feerate(fee_per_kb: Optional[int]) -> Optional[int]:
             if fee_per_kb is None:
                 return None
-            fee = fee_per_kb * total_size / 1000 - parent_fee
+            package_fee = FeePolicy.estimate_fee_for_feerate(fee_per_kb=fee_per_kb, size=total_size)
-            fee = round(fee)
+            child_fee = package_fee - parent_fee
-            fee = min(max_fee, fee)
+            child_fee = min(max_fee, child_fee)
-            fee = max(total_size, fee)  # pay at least 1 sat/byte for combined size
+            # pay at least minrelayfee for combined size:
-            return fee
+            min_child_fee = FeePolicy.estimate_fee_for_feerate(fee_per_kb=self.wallet.relayfee(), size=total_size)
+            child_fee = max(min_child_fee, child_fee)
+            return child_fee
         fee_policy = FeePolicy(self.config.FEE_POLICY)
         suggested_feerate = fee_policy.fee_per_kb(self.network)
         fee = get_child_fee_from_total_feerate(suggested_feerate)