# Protocol Fee There is initially no protocol fee. However, the fee setter is able to set depending the **Blockchain** using. The protocol fee is not paid by traders, but when liquidity providers add or remove liquidity to / from a pool. Updates to the protocol fee are done through the factory contract, and affects all deployed pools. --- # 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://genesyblockchain.gitbook.io/genesys-blockchain/bluelotusdao/bluelotusdao-products/bluelotusdao-protocol/protocol-fee.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.