What Are the Fees for Staking Gram on TON?

KTON takes a 16% governance fee on staking rewards. It is a commission on the yield, not on your principal, and the APY shown in the app is already net of it. There is no separate deposit or withdrawal fee beyond TON network gas.

Updated October 2026 · By KTON

The governance fee

When the pool earns staking rewards, 16% of those rewards goes to the protocol Treasury and the rest accrues to KTON holders. As an illustration of the split: if your stake earns 10 Gram of rewards before the fee, 1.6 Gram is the fee and 8.4 Gram accrues to you. Your principal is not charged.

The fee is a value stored in the pool contract, so anyone can read it on-chain. The staking calculator shows the current value next to the live rate.

Deposits and withdrawals

KTON does not charge a separate fee to stake or to unstake. You only pay TON network gas.

Network gas

Your wallet attaches about 1.15 Gram of gas to the staking transaction and the unused portion is refunded. This is paid to the network, not to KTON.

Reading the APY

The APY in the app is shown after the governance fee, so you do not need to subtract anything from it. It is a live estimate from recent rounds, not a promise. TON staking APY explained covers how to read it.

Other protocols: fee terms differ between TON staking options and can change. Check each project’s own site, or start from the comparisons: KTON vs Tonstakers, KTON vs Hipo, KTON vs Stakee, KTON vs TON Whales.

Frequently asked questions

Does KTON charge a fee on my principal?

No. The 16% governance fee applies to staking rewards only. It is a commission on the yield, not on the Gram you stake.

Is the APY shown before or after the fee?

After. The APY shown in the app is already net of the governance fee.

Is there a fee to unstake from KTON?

No. There is no separate deposit or withdrawal fee beyond the usual TON network gas.

Stake Gram with KTON

Read the audit and the docs first, then stake when you are ready.

Open the KTON app