If you’ve tried to send or stake crypto in your Giddy wallet and seen a message saying “Insufficient Funds!” don’t worry — your wallet isn’t broken, and your funds are safe. You likely just haven't left any crypto behind in your wallet to cover the blockchain network fees, or "gas".
In this short guide, we’ll break down:
What gas is and why it exists
How it affects your transactions
What you need to know to manage gas in the Giddy app
💡 What Are Gas Fees?
In simple terms, gas is the fee required to perform any action on a blockchain — like sending crypto or interacting with a smart contract.
These fees aren’t charged by Giddy. Instead, they’re set by the blockchain networks themselves (like Ethereum, Polygon, or others). Gas fees help to:
Pay the network validators who process and secure transactions
Prevent spam by attaching a real cost to every blockchain action
Let users prioritize urgent transactions by offering a higher fee (paying more gas)
📉 Why You Might "Run Out of Gas" in Giddy
If you try to send 100% of your token balance, there may not be enough left in your wallet to cover the network’s gas fee.
This will trigger an alert like the one below:
If you see this warning, simply go back, reduce the amount you’re sending slightly, and leave a small amount of the native token behind to cover the fee.
🔐 Giddy Doesn’t Take This Fee
It’s important to remember:
Giddy doesn’t impose gas fees. These are required by the blockchain itself to keep the network running and secure.
We do our best to make this process smooth and transparent — but Giddy does not charge any fee to send or receive crypto.
✅ What You Can Do To Avoid Delays
Always leave a small balance of the native token in your wallet (e.g. ETH, MATIC, etc.)
Avoid sending 100% of your balance in one transaction