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Every trade on a BaseStonk pool pays the fee its creator set at launch. Transfers between wallets are free - the fee lives in the pool’s hook, where the liquidity lives, so no venue-hopping routes around it.

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Simple launches

The creator’s share pays to a fee address chosen at launch, which can be handed to a new owner later.

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Advanced launches

The creator sets the total rate - anything up to 10% - and divides it between payees, buyback & burn, liquidity, and holder dividends. The platform’s cut is min(half the tax, 1%):
The split is enforced by the fee hook inside the swap itself. Nothing about it can be changed after launch - by anyone.

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Where the fee is taken

The hook takes the fee during the swap, inside the pool. This has two consequences worth knowing:
  • Bots must quote for it. A quoted output that ignores the token’s tax rate will revert on minOut. See trading bots.
  • It cannot be dodged. The fee is not in the token contract, so trading through any route that touches the pool pays it.