Protocol
SB Core

Fee Schedule

Per-operation fees: denomination, payment assets, and committee governance

The fee schedule is a global governance parameter that specifies the cost of every operation on the network. It is managed by the committee via proposal — there are no hardcoded fees.

How Fees Work

  • Every operation type has a configurable fee (and in some cases a per-kilobyte component)
  • Fees are denominated in SBT but can be paid in any asset with a valid core_exchange_rate
  • The committee can update any fee at any time via the proposal system, subject to the review period
  • Fee revenue flows to the network's reserve pool and witness pay pool

Fee Categories

CategoryExamples
Account operationsaccount_create, account_update, account_whitelist
Asset operationsasset_create, asset_issue, asset_publish_feed
Trading operationslimit_order_create, limit_order_cancel, call_order_update
Transfer operationstransfer, override_transfer
Governance operationswitness_create, committee_member_create, worker_create, proposal_create
Custom operationscustom_operation for application-layer extensions

Updating the Fee Schedule

Fee changes are proposed via committee_member_update_global_parameters_operation wrapped in a proposal_create_operation. Committee members approve the proposal, and it executes at the next maintenance interval after the mandatory review period.