Yes, Core charges fees on certain features:
Swaps: A 0.85% fee for swap transactions. For cross-network swaps, the fee is deducted on the destination chain.
Perps: A 0.05% fee is applied to each order based on notional position size, covering both opens and close, in addition to fees charged by Hyperliquid. See Hyperliquid's documentation for more information about Hyperliquid's fee structure.
Predictions: Yes, Core charges builder fees of 300 bps (3%) for Maker orders and 350 bps (3.5%) for taker orders, in addition to fees charged by Polymarket. See Polymarket’s documentation for more information about Polymarket’s fee structure.
Stake: For Fast Stake only, Core charges a fee equal to 10% of gross estimated delegation rewards, on top of the staked amount at transaction time. The Fee is escrowed and will be manually refunded by Core if the validator fails to meet 80% uptime. Normal delegations do not currently incur this fee at this time.
There are two other ways to encounter fees in Core, however, these fees are not kept by Core:
When transacting on any blockchain network, a gas fee is paid to the network validators to confirm the transaction. To learn more about gas fees, please refer to this article.
Using the Avalanche Bridge. The Avalanche Bridge, found in Core, has its own set of fees. For more information on these fees, please refer to this article.
NOTE: Fees may change from time to time.
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