Fees
Last Updated: 4 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 Dev and the Fee recipient
- 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: Dev & Fee recipient
What is “Creator Fee”?
Creator Fee is the portion of trading fees reserved for creators. It is shared between:
- Dev (the coin deployer)
- Fee recipient (currently supported: X user linked on Trends)
Configurable split (set at creation)
When creating a V2 coin, the Dev can choose how much of the Creator Fee goes to the Fee recipient.
- Higher Fee recipient share = more rewards to the linked X user
- Lower Fee recipient share = more rewards to the Dev
If no Fee recipient is linked
Linking a Fee recipient is optional.
- If no X profile / @handle / X post is linked, the Fee recipient share is set to 0%
- In that case, the Dev receives 100% of the Creator Fee
Rewards: claiming
- Rewards for Dev and Fee recipient can be claimed by the eligible addresses on Trends.
- 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 recipient receives 4% of creator rewards
Boost Creator Share split
- Dev receives 12% of creator rewards
- Fee recipient 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.