Polymarket Expands Fees Across Most Markets, Crypto Fees Up to 1.8%

Polymarket will apply trading fees across additional market categories from March 30, with crypto fees rising to 1.8% and sports at 0.75%.

Rich by Coin

2026-03-25

Polymarket has announced that, effective March 30, it will expand trading fees across most market categories. Crypto markets will bear fees of up to 1.8%, the largest impact among categories, while sports betting will incur as little as 0.75%. Under the new structure, fees will be charged across categories including politics, finance, economics, culture, weather, and technology.

Alongside the fee expansion, Polymarket launched a referral program for users with trading volume above $10,000. Currently, Polymarket applies trading fees only to cryptocurrency and sports contracts. Most other categories will see a maximum fee ranging from 1% to 1.56%.

The platform’s updated fee policy indicates the effective crypto fee rate will rise from about 1.56% to as high as 1.8%. Sports markets remain the cheapest, at 0.44% to 0.75%.