<p>This doesn't exactly answer your question but could be useful for you and others.</p>
<p>Since <code>cardano-cli</code> 1.31, there is a new command to calculate the minimum required ADA for a transaction output:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>cardano-cli transaction calculate-min-required-utxo</code></li>
</ul>
<pre><code>Usage: cardano-cli transaction calculate-min-required-utxo 
            [ --byron-era
            | --shelley-era
            | --allegra-era
            | --mary-era
            | --alonzo-era
            ]
            (--genesis FILE | --protocol-params-file FILE)
            --tx-out ADDRESS VALUE
            [ --tx-out-datum-hash HASH
            | --tx-out-datum-hash-file FILE
            | --tx-out-datum-hash-value JSON VALUE
            | --tx-out-datum-embed-file FILE
            | --tx-out-datum-embed-value JSON VALUE
            ]

  Calculate the minimum required UTxO for a transaction output.
</code></pre>

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<p>I am wondering about the minimum amount of ADA to be sent with a transaction (and/or has to be held by a wallet alongside a CNFT): Right now its 1,379something, but there surely has to be a plan how and when to lower this amount as ADA vs USD reaches higher levels?</p>
<p>Can anyone shed some light on this issue?</p>

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Future adjustment of minimum ADA to be sent?
# Future adjustment of minimum ADA to be sent?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-11-08)

I am wondering about the minimum amount of ADA to be sent with a transaction (and/or has to be held by a wallet alongside a CNFT): Right now its 1,379something, but there surely has to be a plan how and when to lower this amount as ADA vs USD reaches higher levels?

Can anyone shed some light on this issue?

**Tags:** ada

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-11-08. Score: 0

This doesn't exactly answer your question but could be useful for you and others.
Since cardano-cli 1.31, there is a new command to calculate the minimum required ADA for a transaction output:

cardano-cli transaction calculate-min-required-utxo

Usage: cardano-cli transaction calculate-min-required-utxo 
            [ --byron-era
            | --shelley-era
            | --allegra-era
            | --mary-era
            | --alonzo-era
            ]
            (--genesis FILE | --protocol-params-file FILE)
            --tx-out ADDRESS VALUE
            [ --tx-out-datum-hash HASH
            | --tx-out-datum-hash-file FILE
            | --tx-out-datum-hash-value JSON VALUE
            | --tx-out-datum-embed-file FILE
            | --tx-out-datum-embed-value JSON VALUE
            ]

  Calculate the minimum required UTxO for a transaction output.


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