Fees
Last Updated: 31 March 2026
This page explains how fees are charged and distributed when you trade coins on trends.fun using our new V2 Trends Curve.
Quick overview
Create a coin
Creating a coin costs ~0.016 SOL for on-chain creation (Solana) and storage (e.g., Metaplex). Trends does not charge an additional platform fee for creation.
Trade a coin (V2 Trends Curve)
Each trade charges a Total Fee, which is split into:
- Creator Fee — rewards shared by the Coin Creator, the Fee Earner, and optionally the Community Vault
- Protocol Fee — revenue for Trends
Fees are settled in SOL as part of the transaction.
The new V2 Dynamic Fee model
With V2, the trading fee is not fixed. It adjusts automatically based on the coin’s current market cap (in SOL).
V2 fee tiers
| Tier | Market Cap (SOL) | Creator Fee | Protocol Fee | Total Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 – 800 | 1.00% | 1.00% | 2.00% |
| 2 | 800 – 4,000 | 0.95% | 0.95% | 1.90% |
| 3 | 4,000 – 12,000 | 0.90% | 0.90% | 1.80% |
| 4 | 12,000 – 24,000 | 0.85% | 0.85% | 1.70% |
| 5 | 24,000 – 40,000 | 0.80% | 0.80% | 1.60% |
| 6 | 40,000 – 64,000 | 0.75% | 0.75% | 1.50% |
| 7 | 64,000 – 120,000 | 0.70% | 0.70% | 1.40% |
| 8 | 120,000 – 200,000 | 0.65% | 0.65% | 1.30% |
| 9 | 200,000 – 280,000 | 0.60% | 0.60% | 1.20% |
| 10 | 280,000 – 400,000 | 0.55% | 0.55% | 1.10% |
| 11 | 400,000+ | 0.50% | 0.50% | 1.00% |
Notes
- The active tier updates automatically as the coin’s market cap changes.
Creator Fee: Coin Creator, Fee Earner & Community Vault
What is “Creator Fee”?
Creator Fee is the portion of trading fees reserved for creator-side rewards.
For eligible V2 coins, it can be split between:
- Coin Creator — the coin creator on Trends
- Fee Earner — currently supported as a linked X user
- Community Vault — an optional vault that reserves a share of fees for community rewards
Configurable split (set at creation)
When creating a V2 coin, the Coin Creator can choose how the Creator Fee is split.
- A higher Fee Earner share sends more creator-side rewards to the linked X user
- A higher Community Vault share reserves more creator-side rewards for community distribution
- Any remaining share goes to the Coin Creator
Split rules
- The Community Vault share can be set from 0% upward
- The combined share of Fee Earner + Community Vault cannot exceed 100%
- Any remaining share automatically goes to the Coin Creator
Default setup
- If a valid Fee Earner link is added during creation, the default split is:
- Fee Earner: 90%
- Community Vault: 5%
- Coin Creator: 5%
- If the Community Vault is not configured, its default share is 0%
- A vault account is still created for the coin even if the Community Vault share is 0%
If no Fee Earner is linked
Linking a Fee Earner is optional.
- If no X profile / @handle / X post is linked, the Fee Earner share is set to 0%
- In that case, the remaining Creator Fee is split between the Coin Creator and the Community Vault, based on the configured shares
- If the Community Vault share is also 0%, then the Coin Creator receives 100% of the Creator Fee
Community Vault
What is Community Vault?
Community Vault reserves a creator-configurable share of trading fees for community rewards.
- Reserved fees accumulate in a dedicated vault for that coin
- The Coin Creator can distribute the current vault balance to a selected contributor
- The contributor can later claim the reward on Trends
Availability
- Community Vault is available only for coins launched on the new V2 curve
- It does not apply to legacy V1 coins
Community link
Adding an X community link is optional at creation and can also be done later.
- If no community is linked yet, the vault can still exist and accumulate funds
- Community reward distribution is available without a community link
- If the Community Vault share is 0%, the vault remains at 0% and does not accumulate funds, even if a community link is filled in
- In that case, only community-related stats may be shown, but no community rewards are available
How funds accumulate
After the coin begins trading, the configured Community Vault share is automatically routed into that coin’s dedicated vault.
- Funds continue to accumulate until the Coin Creator distributes them
- Each coin has its own separate Community Vault
How distribution works
- Distribution is round-based, not a continuous stream to many recipients
- When the Coin Creator distributes rewards, the entire currently available vault balance is allocated in that round
- After that distribution, the vault starts a new accumulation cycle
Rewards: claiming
- Rewards for Coin Creator and Fee Earner can be claimed directly on Trends
- Community Vault rewards are first distributed by the Coin Creator to a selected contributor
- The contributor signs in to Trends with the same X identity
- The contributor then binds a Solana wallet and claims the reward to that wallet
- V2 rewards do not expire (for now)
Legacy fee structure (V1 coins only)
Some older coins use the previous fixed creator-rewards model.
- Each trade includes 1% creator rewards, settled in SOL
- There are two reward split modes:
Standard split
- Dev receives 96% of creator rewards
- Fee Earner receives 4% of creator rewards
Boost Creator Share split
- Dev receives 12% of creator rewards
- Fee Earner receives 88% of creator rewards
For legacy coins, unclaimed rewards expire after 3 months.
These fees may not always be shown as separate line items in your total transaction cost. They also do not include any third-party fees outside of Trends’ control, such as fees charged by wallet software or the Solana network (e.g., network/gas fees).
The fees that apply to any transaction are ultimately determined by the Trends smart contracts. While the Trends web and mobile apps display fee information as accurately as possible, we cannot guarantee that the fees shown in the UI will exactly match the fees charged on-chain in every case.
Trends may update or adjust its fee parameters from time to time, including without prior notice, subject to applicable laws and technical constraints.