# Have two different ways of paying fees **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [April 22, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/have-two-different-ways-of-paying-fees/30360 "2025-04-22T08:45:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://community.metamask.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/have-two-different-ways-of-paying-fees/30360/1 "2025-04-22T08:45:42Z")
**Description:** Adding a watch ads as second option to replace fees. **Purpose:** This would help people who don’t really know how to use gas fees facilitate their payments with ease. A case whereby they watch ads equivalent to the fee they are going to pay. **Extension/Mobile/Both:** Mobile **Images/Attachments:** ---
**Author:** ![xf0707](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/user_avatar/community.metamask.com/xf0707/32/38482_2.png) [@xf0707](https://community.metamask.com/u/xf0707)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 9:05am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/have-two-different-ways-of-paying-fees/30360/2 "2025-04-22T09:05:01Z")
Welcome to the MetaMask community I personally feel you are insightful unique, but based on the user experience and technology implementation may not be simple. Just a discussion and purely personal opinion. ---
**Author:** ![HiroProtagonist](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/user_avatar/community.metamask.com/hiroprotagonist/32/9884_2.png) [@HiroProtagonist](https://community.metamask.com/u/HiroProtagonist)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/have-two-different-ways-of-paying-fees/30360/3 "2025-04-23T13:20:25Z")
It’s an interesting idea. While I don’t think it’s something that really aligns with the ConsenSys values (eg: I can suggest it to development teams, but I dont think it’s something we are likely to build internally) I can see a few paths that this might become a viable feature. The easiest way to add new capabilities to MetaMask is through a feature called MM Snaps. You’ll also need some of the features offered by upcoming Pectra upgrade, namely sponsored txns. They allow for a “paymaster” to pay gas fees for another wallet. So what I’m envisioning is a Snap that creates a Pectra compliant “smart account.” Viewing ads would build up “gas credit” that could then be used to pay for txns. We host internal & external hackathons, and this sounds like a textbook entry there. In your shoes, I would get in touch with the Linea Builders Club, get a team together, and get hacking. LBC is run by a group of our developers that work with community teams to help get their ideas built into projects built & on-chain. You can get linked up with them in the Developer channels on the Linea Discord - [Linea](https://discord.gg/Linea) If you’re not interested in trying to build the thing yourself, and just want the feature to exist; I can also pass the suggestion along to some people that might be interested. ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://community.metamask.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/have-two-different-ways-of-paying-fees/30360/4 "2025-04-23T15:58:12Z")
The feature would really be nice. Two options for covering gas fees👍 ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://community.metamask.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/have-two-different-ways-of-paying-fees/30360/5 "2025-04-27T13:08:20Z")
class MetamaskLikeApp: def **init** (self): self.gas\_price = self.get\_current\_gas\_price() # Get current gas price self.ad\_service = AdService() # Assume an ad service integration ``` def get_current_gas_price(self): # In a real application, this would fetch the current gas price return 0.00002 # Example gas price in ETH def initiate_transaction(self, recipient, amount): gas_required = self.calculate_gas_for_transaction(recipient, amount) total_cost = amount + gas_required print(f"Transaction details:\n Recipient: {recipient}\n Amount: {amount} ETH\n Estimated Gas Fee: {gas_required} ETH\n Total Cost: {total_cost} ETH") if self.prompt_user_for_gas_fee_option(): if self.watch_ads_to_cover_gas(gas_required): print("Gas fee covered by watching ads.") self.submit_transaction(recipient, amount, gas_fee=0) # Submit with zero gas fee for the user else: print("Failed to cover gas fee with ads. Transaction cancelled.") else: self.submit_transaction(recipient, amount, gas_fee=gas_required) def calculate_gas_for_transaction(self, recipient, amount): # In a real application, this would estimate gas based on transaction complexity return 0.00001 # Example gas units def prompt_user_for_gas_fee_option(self): user_input = input("Do you want to watch ads to cover the gas fee? (yes/no): ").lower() return user_input == "yes" def watch_ads_to_cover_gas(self, gas_required): required_ads = self.ad_service.calculate_required_ads(gas_required) print(f"You need to watch {required_ads} ads to cover the gas fee.") ads_watched = self.ad_service.watch_ads(required_ads) if ads_watched >= required_ads: if self.ad_service.verify_ads_watched(ads_watched): # In a real application, this would trigger the gas fee coverage mechanism print("Ads watched and verified.") return True else: print("Ad verification failed.") return False else: print("Not enough ads watched.") return False def submit_transaction(self, recipient, amount, gas_fee): print(f"Submitting transaction to {recipient} for {amount} ETH with gas fee: {gas_fee} ETH") # In a real application, this would interact with the blockchain to submit the transaction ``` class AdService: def calculate\_required\_ads(self, gas\_amount): # This would depend on the ad service’s reward system # Example: 1 ad covers 0.000005 ETH of gas return int(gas\_amount / 0.000005) + 1 ``` def watch_ads(self, num_ads): print(f"Watching {num_ads} ads...") # Simulate watching ads return int(input("Enter the number of ads you have watched: ")) def verify_ads_watched(self, watched_count): # In a real application, this would communicate with the ad service for verification # For simplicity, we'll just assume verification is successful if the count matches return True ``` # Example usage MetaMask\_like\_app = MetamaskLikeApp() MetaMask\_like\_app.initiate\_transaction(“0x123…”, 0.01)