The Ethereum network has struggled to cope with the increasing inward migration of users, as the blockchain infrastructure was not built to manage the sheer volume of transactions coming in at any given time. In essence, despite a much higher transaction capacity than Bitcoin, and with every block filled up with transactions as they come, the transaction queue in the Ethereum network faces various states of congestion. As users seek to jump the queue, they also pay higher gas prices in the hope that miners prioritize transactions that bring in more fees. These gas wars have resulted in costly transaction fees and longer waiting times for confirmations – hardly ideal situations for DeFi transactions that require speed and predictability to settle at the desired rates and liquidity.