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# Ethereum Gas Price Checker

This is a simple JavaScript function that checks the current gas price (in Gwei) on the Ethereum blockchain using the Etherchain API. It also provides a utility function to check if the gas price is below a specified threshold.

## Installation

There is no installation required for this project. Simply copy the provided JavaScript functions into your project.

## Usage

### `getGasPrice()`

This asynchronous function fetches the current gas price from the Etherchain API.

```javascript
async function getGasPrice() {
    // Code implementation
}

checkGasPriceThreshold(thresholdGwei)

This asynchronous function checks if the current gas price is below a specified threshold (in Gwei).

async function checkGasPriceThreshold(thresholdGwei) {
    // Code implementation
}

Example Usage

// Check if gas price is below 50 Gwei
checkGasPriceThreshold(50);

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or pull requests for any improvements or fixes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

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