<p>Transaction fees are voluntary but the client application is forcing the minimum transaction amount of .005.  It's been a long time since I've used the standard client.  .005 sounds correct.</p>

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2013-11-05T16:28:12.640Z
Alright, is there any way to transfer coins between addresses without this fee?
justanotherhobbyist
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2013-11-06T01:01:48.513Z
I believe that there is an option in the settings to set the transaction fee.
Colin Dean
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2013-11-06T02:53:52.527Z
@ColinDean, you know what, you might be right.  I think you can set something in a config file.  I think that still has a minimum value, though.
RLH
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2013-11-06T02:54:52.467Z
hustlerinc, I don't think so.  If you do your research, you could make RPC commands through bitcoind.  If you can build a raw transaction, you can build a transaction without any fees.
RLH
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2013-11-05T16:24:30.547Z
2013-11-05T16:24:30.547Z
RLH
<p>I'm fairly new to bitcoin and today I sent 1 satoshi to my own adress using the standard wallet, and I was surprised that I couldn't do it without paying a 0.005 BTC (I think, can't remember the exact value) transaction fee.</p>

<p>As far as I knew transaction fee's were supposed to be voluntary, when did this get added? Is there no way to transfer bitcoins for free anymore? </p>

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Obligatory transaction fee?
justanotherhobbyist
# Obligatory transaction fee?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-05)

I'm fairly new to bitcoin and today I sent 1 satoshi to my own adress using the standard wallet, and I was surprised that I couldn't do it without paying a 0.005 BTC (I think, can't remember the exact value) transaction fee.

As far as I knew transaction fee's were supposed to be voluntary, when did this get added? Is there no way to transfer bitcoins for free anymore?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-05. Score: 1

Transaction fees are voluntary but the client application is forcing the minimum transaction amount of .005. It's been a long time since I've used the standard client. .005 sounds correct.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Alright, is there any way to transfer coins between addresses without this fee?  
> **username_2**: I believe that there is an option in the settings to set the transaction fee.  
> **username_1**: @username_2, you know what, you might be right.  I think you can set something in a config file.  I think that still has a minimum value, though.  
> **username_1**: hustlerinc, I don't think so.  If you do your research, you could make RPC commands through bitcoind.  If you can build a raw transaction, you can build a transaction without any fees.  

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