Describe the fee minimum as the least recently mined; release 0.7.3

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ names, environment variables, exit codes, error codes, and the shape of
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.7.3] - 2026-10-11
+
+### Changed
+
+- `fees` describes the minimum as the least any pool has recently mined
+  (which may take longer to confirm), matching how Dogechain.com now
+  calculates it. Dollar amounts under $0.0001 show as `<$0.0001`.
+
 ## [0.7.2] - 2026-10-09
 
 ### Changed
@@ -166,7 +174,8 @@ names, environment variables, exit codes, error codes, and the shape of
 - Installers: Homebrew (`blockio/tap/dogechain`), npm (`dogechain`), shell script, PowerShell,
   and prebuilt binaries for macOS, Linux and Windows.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/BlockIo/dogechain-cli/compare/v0.7.2...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/BlockIo/dogechain-cli/compare/v0.7.3...HEAD
+[0.7.3]: https://github.com/BlockIo/dogechain-cli/compare/v0.7.2...v0.7.3
 [0.7.2]: https://github.com/BlockIo/dogechain-cli/compare/v0.7.1...v0.7.2
 [0.7.1]: https://github.com/BlockIo/dogechain-cli/compare/v0.7.0...v0.7.1
 [0.7.0]: https://github.com/BlockIo/dogechain-cli/compare/v0.6.1...v0.7.0

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dogechain-cli"
-version = "0.7.2"
+version = "0.7.3"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.88"
 description = "Command-line interface for Dogechain.com"

src/commands.rs

@@ -476,7 +476,10 @@ fn show_network(out: &mut dyn Write, r: &NetworkReply) -> Result<()> {
 fn show_fees(out: &mut dyn Write, r: &FeesReply) -> Result<()> {
     let usd = |d: Doge| {
         r.price_usd
-            .map(|p| format!(" (${:.4})", d.0 as f64 / KOINU_PER_DOGE * p))
+            .map(|p| match d.0 as f64 / KOINU_PER_DOGE * p {
+                v if v > 0.0 && v < 0.0001 => " (<$0.0001)".to_owned(),
+                v => format!(" (${v:.4})"),
+            })
             .unwrap_or_default()
     };
     let sp = &r.simple_payment;
@@ -496,14 +499,14 @@ fn show_fees(out: &mut dyn Write, r: &FeesReply) -> Result<()> {
             )?;
             writeln!(
                 out,
-                "The least it can pay: {} DOGE{}.",
+                "The least any pool has recently mined: {} DOGE{}, which may take longer to confirm.",
                 sp.min_fee,
                 usd(sp.min_fee)
             )?;
         }
         None => writeln!(
             out,
-            "A simple payment ({} bytes) needs at least {} DOGE in fees{}.",
+            "The least a simple payment ({} bytes) has recently been mined with: {} DOGE{}.",
             sp.bytes,
             sp.min_fee,
             usd(sp.min_fee)

src/model.rs

@@ -241,8 +241,9 @@ pub struct FeeRates {
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SimplePayment {
     pub bytes: u64,
+    /// The least any pool has recently mined (never below the relay floor).
     pub min_fee: Doge,
-    /// What the API suggests paying to make the next block.
+    /// What recent blocks show gets mined within a few minutes.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub suggested_fee: Option<Doge>,
 }

src/schema.rs

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn schema() -> Value {
             },
             "fees": {
                 "api": "GET /api/v3/fees",
-                "data": "fee_rate_koinu_per_byte{min, median, max}, simple_payment{bytes, min_fee, suggested_fee}, suggested_fee_rate_koinu_per_byte, suggested_fee_basis (plain English), median_fee_paid, median_fee_paid_blocks, mempool{txs, bytes, next_block_txs}, price_usd"
+                "data": "fee_rate_koinu_per_byte{min, median, max}, simple_payment{bytes, min_fee (the least any pool has recently mined), suggested_fee (mined within about 3 blocks 95 times in 100)}, suggested_fee_rate_koinu_per_byte, least_fee_rate_koinu_per_byte, suggested_fee_basis (plain English), median_fee_paid, median_fee_paid_blocks, mempool{txs, bytes, next_block_txs}, price_usd"
             },
             "supply": {
                 "api": "GET /api/v3/supply",

tests/cli.rs

@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ fn fees_in_plain_english() {
         .assert()
         .success()
         .stdout(predicate::str::contains(
-            "A simple payment (226 bytes) needs at least 0.00226 DOGE in fees ($0.0002).",
+            "The least a simple payment (226 bytes) has recently been mined with: 0.00226 DOGE ($0.0002).",
         ))
         .stdout(predicate::str::contains("min 0.01, median 0.015, max 0.5"));
 }
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ fn fees_lead_with_the_suggested_fee() {
     let text = String::from_utf8(out.stdout).unwrap();
     assert!(
         text.starts_with(
-            "Suggested fee for a simple payment (226 bytes): 0.01 DOGE. Why: the next block has room for everything waiting.\nThe least it can pay: 0.00226452 DOGE.\n"
+            "Suggested fee for a simple payment (226 bytes): 0.01 DOGE. Why: the next block has room for everything waiting.\nThe least any pool has recently mined: 0.00226452 DOGE, which may take longer to confirm.\n"
         ),
         "{text}"
     );