Fees

Transparent fee structure for socials.fun.

Fee Overview

Action	Fee	When
Create Token	~0.02 SOL	One-time at creation
Buy (Bonding Curve)	1%	Pre-graduation
Sell (Bonding Curve)	1%	Pre-graduation
Trade (Raydium)	1%	Post-graduation
Stake	Free	-
Unstake	Free	-
Claim Rewards	Free	Gas only

Token Creation Fee

Creating a token costs approximately 0.02 SOL:

Component	Cost
Pre-initialization	0.005 SOL
Token mint account	~0.002 SOL
Metadata account	~0.01 SOL
Transaction fees	~0.003 SOL

Most creation costs are Solana rent (refundable if accounts are closed). The 0.005 SOL pre-init fee goes to the protocol.

Trading Fees

1% fee on all trades (both pre and post-graduation)

Trade Type	Fee	Example
Buy	1% of SOL spent	Buy with 1 SOL → 0.01 SOL fee
Sell	1% of SOL received	Sell for 1 SOL → 0.01 SOL fee

Fee Distribution

Fees are split proportionally based on how much of the token supply is staked:

Staker Share = Total Fee × (Staked Tokens / Total Supply)
Protocol Share = Total Fee - Staker Share

Example: If 20% of tokens are staked:

Stakers receive 20% of fees (distributed proportionally among stakers)
Protocol receives 80% of fees

This applies both pre-graduation (bonding curve) and post-graduation (Raydium CLMM).

Staking Fees

Action	Fee
Stake tokens	Free (gas only)
Unstake tokens	Free (gas only)
Claim rewards	Free (gas only)

Fee Comparison

Platform	Creation	Trading
socials.fun	0.02 SOL	1%
pump.fun	0.02 SOL	1%
Raydium	N/A	0.25-1%
Jupiter	N/A	0% (uses underlying)

Where Do Fees Go?

Trading Fee (1%)
       ↓
   Fee Split (based on staking ratio)
       ↓
├── Stakers (% = staked / total supply)
│   └── Distributed proportionally
│       among all stakers
│
└── Protocol (remainder)
    └── Operations & development

The more tokens staked, the larger the share that goes to stakers.

Gas Fees

All transactions require Solana network fees:

Transaction	Typical Gas
Create token	~0.003 SOL
Buy/Sell	~0.0005 SOL
Stake/Unstake	~0.0005 SOL
Claim rewards	~0.0003 SOL

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Gas fees go to Solana validators, not socials.fun.

Fee Changes

The protocol reserves the right to adjust fees. Any changes will be:

Announced in advance
Applied only to new transactions
Never retroactive

Current fees are designed to:

Cover infrastructure costs
Incentivize stakers
Remain competitive with alternatives

Graduation & CLMM FAQ