Fees and operating expenses

The spread between the give-offer (i.e., the assets being sold) and the take-offer (i.e., the assets being purchased) must be large enough to incentivize solvers to fulfill the order. In addition to aligning with current market rates, the spread should be sufficient to cover all associated fees and operational expenses, including:

• Affiliate fee (optional)

• DLN protocol fee

• Taker’s margin fee – a small percentage markup over the market rate, serving as the solver’s direct profit for assuming market risk and committing capital

• Operating costs incurred by the solver – including gas fees for executing the swap on the destination chain and for claiming the locked assets on the source chain