1% fee per deal
Charged on the amount released to the seller (or the amount paid to the payee in an arbitrated split). Deducted by the smart contract automatically at settlement.
Example: a $100 deal that releases normally → seller receives $99.00, fee recipient receives $1.00.
Per-deal cap (first 30 days of mainnet)
For the first 30 days after mainnet launch, the maximum amount per deal is $1,000. We'll raise the cap once we have enough successful deals to calibrate operational risk.
Network fees (TRX gas)
Tron transactions consume bandwidth + energy. Each party pays the fees for transactions they sign:
- Buyer pays:
factory.createEscrow(deploys the deal's escrow),USDT.approve,escrow.fund,escrow.approveReleaseorescrow.dispute - Seller pays:
escrow.refundorescrow.claimAfterInspectionorescrow.dispute - Operator pays: the on-chain
resolvecall after the appeal window
The seller's wallet must already be activated on Tron, meaning it has received some TRX at least once, before a deal can be created. A wallet that was never activated can't receive USDT.
Measured on mainnet in October 2026 at the current energy price (100 sun per unit), the buyer's side of a deal costs about 80–90 TRX in total: about 30 TRX to create the escrow, 10 to approve USDT, 23 to deposit and 15–24 to release. A seller's refund or claim costs about the same as a release. These costs move with Tron's energy price.
Some wallets, such as Trust Wallet over WalletConnect, can rent energy for you, which often lowers the TRX cost of a transaction. Check the cost your wallet shows before you sign.
What we don't charge
- No signup fee
- No monthly subscription
- No fee on refunds (seller-initiated)
- No fee on dispute filing
- No fee on appeals
FAQ
Where does the fee go?
To the operator's fee-recipient address — currently a single operator-controlled wallet. Moving it to a multisig is planned.
Can the fee change?
Each deal is locked to the feeBps set at createEscrow time. Future deals can have a different fee if the factory's default is updated. Existing deals are immutable.
Are there fees in dispute resolutions?
Yes — the 1% fee is deducted from the payee's portion of the resolved amount. The remainder to the other party (if any) has no fee.
Can I get the fee waived?
Not in v1. We may add referral / volume discounts later.