We all love the word 'free', especially in crypto. And when STON.fi claims:

> 'Zero commission for trade',

the music from 'Happy Monday' immediately plays in your head and you want to swap until morning.

But you're not a newbie.

You see how something is dripping from the balance.

👉 And here we will figure out: where is the truth, where is the marketing, and who is really taking your TONs.

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🧼 What does STON really do for free?

STON.fi is not a classic AMM, but an RFQ-DEX, meaning you get a fixed price before confirming the transaction.

There is no such thing as the protocol taking 0.3% from each swap and pretending that's how it should be.

STON does not take:

fee for trade (no 0.05% or 0.3%, like in others),

protocol interaction fees,

liquidity removing/adding fees (because... there are no pools here 😉),

it doesn't even require a fee for accurate quotes from market makers.

Everything you see — that's what you'll get.

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⚠️ So why was TON deducted from me?

Because blockchain is not charity.

STON operates on top of the TON blockchain, which, like all L1s, has transaction gas fees.

All operations in STON.fi are not centralized but take place directly in the TON smart contracts.

And that means, every click you make is a transaction. And it requires a gas fee.

Typical TON fees:

swap: ~0.015–0.025 TON

approve tokens: ~0.01 TON

claim/redeem rewards: up to 0.03 TON

And here it is important: STON does not take these funds, they are taken by the TON blockchain to keep the network alive and secure.

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🪙 What about commissions for market makers?

The trade you make is sent to a specific market maker.

It doesn't take a commission directly from you because it already accounts for its risks and benefits in the offer. It's like delivery with a markup — it's already embedded in the price.

And that's cool:

> You see 'all included' before you sign the transaction.

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🦷 So, where can you get 'bitten'?

Gas in TON — yes, it's there. Minimal, but it's there.

Inattention — if you sign something without looking, you're to blame.

Other platforms — if you go from STON to third-party aggregators, they may add their fees on top. STON does not control this.

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🧠 Conclusion:

STON.fi really doesn't take a commission. In the world of DeFi, this is as rare as a DeFi project without 'soon'.

The commission is taken by TON, as basic transport.

And STON just gives you a cool, honest interface without surprises.

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🔜 Next topic:

STON and market makers. Who they are, how they compete, and why they work for you.

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