# Fees ### Protocol Fees Exit Tech applies a **10% protocol fee** on all vested assets at the time they are claimed. This fee supports the platform's long-term sustainability and aligns incentives for all participants. ### Fee Distribution Before the Token Generation Event (TGE), all protocol fees are directed to the **Bonsai DAO treasury**. After the TGE, Exit Tech will operate as its own DAO, and fees will remain in the Exit Market treasury to fund growth, development, and community initiatives. ### Lower Your Fees Users can also **reduce their protocol fees** by participating in the Referral Program. By referring others to Exit Tech, referrers can **lower their fees by up to 10%**, creating an additional incentive to contribute to the platform’s growth. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://exittech.gitbook.io/exit-tech/markets/fees.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.