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Marinade Fee Structure

A clear breakdown of deposit, unstake, and performance fees across Marinade products, including governance control and current rates

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Updated over a month ago

Deposit Fee

There is no deposit fee for any of the following Marinade staking options:

  • Marinade Native

  • Marinade Select

  • Marinade Liquid

Unstake Fee

Instant Unstake

For Native Staking (not using Marinade Native):

  • Fee: 10 basis points (0.1%)

  • Applies to: Native staking operations not using Marinade Native

  • Notes: This fee applies when users choose to bypass the standard unstaking delay by instantly unstaking their SOL.

For Marinade Liquid (mSOL):

  • Fee: No protocol fee

  • Notes: This is effectively a swap, not a traditional unstake. Price impact may apply depending on swap size and available liquidity.

Delayed Unstake (1-epoch delay)

For Marinade Native & Marinade Select:

  • Fee: 0.0023 SOL (flat fee)

  • Purpose: Covers the cost of managing and merging stake accounts, simplifying the unstaking process.

For Marinade Liquid (mSOL):

  • Fee: 0.1%

  • Purpose: Discourages “toxic flow” behavior (gaming staking/unstaking timing).

  • Redistribution: This fee is redistributed to all mSOL holders, rewarding long-term stakers and enhancing protocol sustainability.

Performance Fee

Marinade is transitioning toward a standardized 9.5% performance fee across all products. This is the long-term target for protocol sustainability, but not yet fully implemented.

  • Marinade Select: 30 bps annually (fixed). This fee will remain unchanged, even once the 9.5% model is fully in place.

  • Stake Auction Market (SAM):

    • 75% fee on bid flow (validators pay to receive stake).

    • 0% fee on staking rewards.

Revenue Sharing & Transparency

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