diff --git a/cashtab/src/components/Common/Ticker.js b/cashtab/src/components/Common/Ticker.js
--- a/cashtab/src/components/Common/Ticker.js
+++ b/cashtab/src/components/Common/Ticker.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         ],
     },
     coingeckoId: 'ecash',
-    defaultFee: 2.01,
+    defaultFee: 1.01,
     dustSats: 550,
     etokenSats: 546,
     cashDecimals: 2,
diff --git a/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/cashMethods.test.js b/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/cashMethods.test.js
--- a/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/cashMethods.test.js
+++ b/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/cashMethods.test.js
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
         utxolib.networks.ecash,
     );
     const satoshisToSendInput = new BigNumber(2184);
-    const feeInSatsPerByte = currency.defaultFee;
+    const feeInSatsPerByte = 2.01;
 
     // mock tx input
     const inputObj = generateTxInput(
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
         'ecash:qzvydd4n3lm3xv62cx078nu9rg0e3srmqq0knykfed,3000',
     ];
     const satoshisToSendInput = new BigNumber(900000);
-    const feeInSatsPerByte = currency.defaultFee;
+    const feeInSatsPerByte = 2.01;
 
     // mock tx input
     const inputObj = generateTxInput(
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@
         null, // no slpUtxos used for genesis tx
         tokenId,
         null, // no token send/burn amount for genesis tx
-        currency.defaultFee,
+        2.01,
         txBuilder,
     );
 
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@
         mockSlpUtxos,
         tokenId,
         new BigNumber(500), // sending 500 of these tokens
-        currency.defaultFee,
+        2.01,
         txBuilder,
     );
 
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@
         mockSlpUtxos,
         tokenId,
         new BigNumber(500), // burning 500 of these tokens
-        currency.defaultFee,
+        2.01,
         txBuilder,
     );
 
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@
     );
     const destinationAddressAndValueArray = null;
     const satoshisToSend = new BigNumber(2184);
-    const feeInSatsPerByte = currency.defaultFee;
+    const feeInSatsPerByte = 2.01;
 
     const inputObj = generateTxInput(
         isOneToMany,
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@
         'ecash:qzvydd4n3lm3xv62cx078nu9rg0e3srmqq0knykfed,3000',
     ];
     const satoshisToSend = new BigNumber(900000);
-    const feeInSatsPerByte = currency.defaultFee;
+    const feeInSatsPerByte = 2.01;
 
     const inputObj = generateTxInput(
         isOneToMany,
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@
     );
     const destinationAddressAndValueArray = null; // invalid since isOneToMany is true
     const satoshisToSend = new BigNumber(900000);
-    const feeInSatsPerByte = currency.defaultFee;
+    const feeInSatsPerByte = 2.01;
 
     let thrownError;
     try {
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@
         'ecash:qzvydd4n3lm3xv62cx078nu9rg0e3srmqq0knykfed,3000',
     ];
     const satoshisToSend = new BigNumber(900000);
-    const feeInSatsPerByte = currency.defaultFee;
+    const feeInSatsPerByte = 2.01;
 
     let thrownError;
     try {
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@
     });
     it('calculates fee correctly for 2 P2PKH outputs', () => {
         const utxosMock = [{}, {}];
-        expect(calcFee(utxosMock, 2, currency.defaultFee)).toBe(752);
+        expect(calcFee(utxosMock, 2, 2.01)).toBe(752);
     });
     it(`Converts a hash160 to an ecash address`, () => {
         expect(
diff --git a/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/transactions.test.js b/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/transactions.test.js
--- a/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/transactions.test.js
+++ b/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/transactions.test.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                 chronik,
                 wallet,
                 utxos,
-                currency.defaultFee,
+                2.01,
                 '',
                 false,
                 null,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
                 chronik,
                 wallet,
                 utxos,
-                currency.defaultFee,
+                2.01,
                 'This is an encrypted opreturn message',
                 false,
                 null,
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
                 chronik,
                 wallet,
                 utxos,
-                currency.defaultFee,
+                2.01,
                 '',
                 true,
                 addressAndValueArray,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
             await registerNewAlias(
                 chronik,
                 aliasRegisteringWallet,
-                currency.defaultFee,
+                2.01,
                 'newtest1',
                 'ecash:qqswmjpcjyq6a5syh8qhklty5q826r5vlsh7a7uqtq',
                 551,
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
             await registerNewAlias(
                 chronik,
                 aliasRegisteringWalletAfterTx,
-                currency.defaultFee,
+                2.01,
                 'twentyonebytealiasreg',
                 'ecash:qqswmjpcjyq6a5syh8qhklty5q826r5vlsh7a7uqtq',
                 551,
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
             await registerNewAlias(
                 chronik,
                 aliasRegisteringWalletAfterTwoTxs,
-                currency.defaultFee,
+                2.01,
                 'whynotthreetests',
                 'ecash:qqswmjpcjyq6a5syh8qhklty5q826r5vlsh7a7uqtq',
                 551,
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
                 chronik,
                 wallet,
                 utxos,
-                currency.defaultFee,
+                2.01,
                 '',
                 false,
                 null,
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
             chronik,
             wallet,
             utxos,
-            currency.defaultFee,
+            2.01,
             '',
             false,
             null,
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
             chronik,
             wallet,
             utxos,
-            currency.defaultFee,
+            2.01,
             '',
             false,
             null,
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
             chronik,
             wallet,
             utxos,
-            currency.defaultFee,
+            2.01,
             '',
             false,
             null,
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
             chronik,
             wallet,
             utxos,
-            currency.defaultFee,
+            2.01,
             '',
             false,
             null,
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
             chronik,
             wallet,
             utxos,
-            currency.defaultFee,
+            2.01,
             '',
             false,
             null,
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
             chronik,
             wallet,
             utxos,
-            currency.defaultFee,
+            2.01,
             '',
             false,
             null,
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
         const invalidWalletTokenCreation = createToken(
             chronik,
             invalidWallet,
-            currency.defaultFee,
+            2.01,
             configObj,
         );
         await expect(invalidWalletTokenCreation).rejects.toThrow(