BaseChain Gas Tracker

Why are you participating for Based India?

I am participating in this hackathon with a focus on India because of the significant growth of the blockchain ecosystem in the region. India has a rapidly growing community of developers and entrepreneurs who are looking for blockchain solutions that are both cost-effective and scalable. By building on Base, I aim to contribute to this community by addressing local challenges like high transaction fees and the need for better blockchain adoption tools, which can empower more users and developers in India to participate in the blockchain revolution.

What challenges are you focusing on?

The main challenge I am focusing on is the fluctuating gas fees that users experience when interacting with the Base blockchain. These fluctuations make it hard for users to predict the cost of their transactions, and in many cases, users overpay due to lack of insight into optimal times for transactions. This challenge is especially relevant in regions like India, where cost-efficiency is critical for encouraging more widespread adoption of blockchain technologies.

How does your submission address this challenge?

The BaseChain Gas Tracker provides users with real-time gas price data, allowing them to optimize the timing of their transactions and reduce fees. Additionally, users can view historical gas price trends to identify patterns and set notifications for when gas fees drop below a certain threshold. This transparency helps users save on transaction costs, improves the overall user experience on the Base blockchain, and encourages more efficient usage of blockchain resources.

Challenges we ran into

During the development of the BaseChain Gas Tracker, one of the main challenges was fetching real-time gas prices from the Base blockchain in a reliable manner. Initially, some of the RPC calls we used didn't return consistent results. To overcome this, I integrated multiple sources for price data and built a caching mechanism to ensure that the app always had up-to-date gas price information. On the frontend side, integrating Chart.js with real-time data updates was a technical hurdle, but I was able to resolve it by handling asynchronous data loading more effectively.