TL;DR: Boundless charges a small settlement fee when funds are released. Rates depend on the pillar, and the app always shows the exact fee before you confirm.
Fees by pillar
For bounties, hackathons, and grants the organizer pays the fee, taken from the program budget at settlement. For crowdfunding the creator pays, taken from each milestone payout, because there’s no separate organizer.
These are launch (penetration) rates and may change. The app always shows the exact fee before you confirm.
Other costs
- Credits (bounties only): you spend Credits to apply to and submit to bounties. This is separate from the settlement fee above, and most people’s Credits are covered by the monthly refill.
- Network fees: Stellar charges a tiny fee to move assets on-chain; it’s a fraction of a cent.
- Exchange fees: if you convert USDC to local currency, the exchange sets its own fees. Boundless isn’t involved in that step. See Converting USDC to local currency.
Where to see current fees
- In the Boundless app when you create a bounty, grant, hackathon, or campaign.
- Before you confirm any action that settles funds.