Term

Package Relay

The ability for nodes to relay groups of related transactions together so miners evaluate fees on the package total.

Type:
mempool
policy
1
definition

Package relay lets nodes consider parent and child transactions together, enabling CPFP and better fee market behavior. Without it, some fee-bumping strategies are less effective.

2
note
  • Support varies by client and version
  • Wallets may adapt strategies based on detected network capabilities

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