Fees
SnowForge charges trading fees that are split between the protocol, token creator, and liquidity providers. Fees decrease as liquidity grows.
During the bonding curve phase, every buy and sell is charged a flat 1.25% fee:
- 0.95% to the protocol
- 0.30% to the token creator
There is no LP fee during the bonding curve phase since liquidity is managed by the curve itself. The creator receives their share on every trade automatically.
Once a token graduates to SnowDex, fees are determined by a dynamic 17-tier schedule. As the pair's AVAX reserve grows, protocol and creator fees decrease, rewarding deeper liquidity with lower costs. Between tiers, fees are linearly interpolated, so there are no abrupt jumps.
| Tier | AVAX Reserve | Protocol | Creator | LP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.25% | 0.80% | 0.20% | 1.25% |
| 2 | 500 | 0.25% | 0.75% | 0.20% | 1.20% |
| 3 | 750 | 0.25% | 0.70% | 0.20% | 1.15% |
| 4 | 1,000 | 0.25% | 0.60% | 0.20% | 1.05% |
| 5 | 1,500 | 0.20% | 0.55% | 0.20% | 0.95% |
| 6 | 2,000 | 0.20% | 0.50% | 0.20% | 0.90% |
| 7 | 3,000 | 0.20% | 0.45% | 0.20% | 0.85% |
| 8 | 4,500 | 0.20% | 0.40% | 0.20% | 0.80% |
| 9 | 6,500 | 0.20% | 0.35% | 0.20% | 0.75% |
| 10 | 9,000 | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.20% | 0.65% |
| 11 | 12,000 | 0.15% | 0.25% | 0.20% | 0.60% |
| 12 | 16,000 | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.55% |
| 13 | 21,000 | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.50% |
| 14 | 27,000 | 0.10% | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.45% |
| 15 | 34,000 | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.40% |
| 16 | 42,000 | 0.10% | 0.05% | 0.20% | 0.35% |
| 17 | 50,000+ | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.20% | 0.30% |
Token creators earn a share of every trade automatically, both during the bonding curve phase and after graduation to SnowDex.
Creator fees are highest at early liquidity levels (up to 0.80% at launch) and decrease as the pair's reserves grow, bottoming out at 0.05%. This incentivizes creators to promote their token early when their fee share is greatest.
After graduation, every swap includes a constant 0.20% LP fee. This fee stays in the pair's reserves rather than being extracted, so it directly grows the liquidity pool and benefits all LP holders proportionally.