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# Protocol Fees

We need some runway to keep our nodes running + help maintain the systems.

1. To do so we have a very little stake when Proxy Pool Participants unstake. A total of **1%** of total rewards + deposits is sent to our multisig.
2. If a person joins our Node outside the ProxyPool a total of **5%** of its rewards are used to maintain the Node/Validator.
3. When joining Reward/Staking Pools using ZERO Tokens, **2%** of those are taken as a dev fees

## Transparency of funds

Depending on the volume of funds we get, we plan to use as follow:

1. Events to promote 0XGO and Partners - Hackathons, Talks, Workshops
2. Reward Pools to reward Protocol Participants
3. Community Grants Program