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Rounding errors in estimatefee/estimatesmartfee return fees lower than the relay fee

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Description

For example calling `estimatefee 24` I get:

`0.00000999`, that is lower than `DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE`.

Here is the commit that fixes this issue https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commit/e542728

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Research direction

Start with the estimatefee and estimatesmartfee entry points and compare their fee rounding behavior with the referenced Bitcoin commit e542728. Confirm that the returned fee is not below DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE, using the reported estimatefee 24 case as the regression scenario.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
blockchain
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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