5.3 Protocol Fee (0.1%)

Destination: Protocol Treasury (controlled by governance)

Usage:

• Development and engineering costs

• Security audits and bug bounties

• Infrastructure (RPC nodes, indexers)

• Legal and compliance

• Ecosystem growth initiatives

Governance Control:

PATH stakers can vote on:

• Protocol fee rate adjustments (within bounds, e.g., 0.05%-0.2%)

• Treasury fund allocation

• Emergency fund reserves