A large percentage of the questions we get about Ethereum from friends has to do with gas – how does it work, why is it needed, what the heck are gwei and where do they go? We figured a nice, simple infographic that answers all of these questions would be a good way to clear this up. And so we made one.

Feel free to share it with anyone who would benefit from it or join us in the comments below for any feedback, suggestions or additional questions.

Updated and refined on November 6, 2018 thanks to feedback from reddit.