# Protocol Fees

Zaïffer, like any critical financial infrastructure, requires a self-sustaining economic model to guarantee its long-term viability. This model is essential for maintaining reliability, funding continuous development, and ensuring the security of the confidential computation network. To achieve this, the protocol implements a minimal fee structure. These fees are designed to be predictable, transparent, and aligned with the incentives of both users and the wider ecosystem.

Crucially, these fees are intended to cover the expenses associated with decentralised FHE computation, audits, ongoing maintenance, and the continued expansion of the confidentiality layer.

<table><thead><tr><th width="226.14453125">Action</th><th width="362.05859375">Description</th><th>Fees</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Deploy Wrapper</td><td>Deploy a new wrapper to create a new cToken</td><td>0,1 ETH (fixed)</td></tr><tr><td>Shield tokens</td><td>Convert ERC-20 → cTokens</td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><td>Unshield tokens</td><td>Convert cTokens → ERC-20</td><td>0,25%</td></tr><tr><td>Confidential single transfer</td><td>Send a confidential transfer to a single recipient</td><td>Free</td></tr><tr><td>Confidential Group transfer</td><td>Send a batch of confidential transfers in a single transaction</td><td>0,001 ETH (fixed)</td></tr><tr><td>Confidential Swap</td><td>Execute an encrypted trade on a supported DEX</td><td>0,5%</td></tr></tbody></table>


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