Can We Use a Custom Created Coin as Gas Budget in Sui for Transactions?

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Hello,

We are in the process of creating a new coin on the Sui blockchain as part of our application’s ecosystem. As per our company’s request, I need to explore the possibility of using this custom-created coin as the gas budget for all transactions within our application, instead of using SUI tokens for gas fees.

Could anyone advise whether this is technically feasible on the Sui blockchain? If so, could you point me toward any documentation or steps to achieve this? If not, are there any alternatives to manage gas fees with our custom coin?

Thank you for your time and insights!

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There may be multiple reasons for not allowing custom coins as gas, but
here is what I think:

Nodes on the Sui network are operated by people who trust Sui and accept
SUI as gas. Many projects create their own coins, but those coins don’t
necessarily hold value for node operators. If I create a coin, deploy a
smart contract, and expect to pay for its execution using my own coin, I
am essentially asking node operators to run my code without receiving
meaningful compensation.

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