# Fees #### Why Does the THAT Blockchain Have Transaction Fees? The THAT blockchain will incur ‘near zero’ transaction fees, applicable to the sender. These fees are essential to cover the costs associated with downloading and verifying each transaction on the network. Transaction fees serve as a regulatory mechanism to prevent network abuse, reduce spam transactions, and protect the blockchain from being flooded with malicious transactions that could impede legitimate usage. The fees will be set as low as possible to be considered insignificant for genuine users of the network, yet high enough to deter malicious users and prevent load attacks. Transaction fees are also paid to individuals who help run and maintain the network’s security. Please note that brokerage fees incurred when buying and selling THAT on an exchange are entirely separate from transaction fees. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.that.global/whitepaper/archive-that-coin/fees.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.