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Your wallet doesn't have a balance. It has a bag of coins, and which ones it spends decides your fee. We wrote up how Bitcoin Core picks them.

r/Bitcoin/u/LearnBitcoinCom4h ago7/10

A clear explainer on how Bitcoin Core chooses coins and how coin selection drives transaction fees.

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Your wallet doesn't have a balance. It has a bag of coins, and which ones it spends decides your fee. We wrote up how Bitcoin Core picks them. · CryptoBloggers