Anatoly Yakovenko, the co-founder everyone calls Toly, has thrown his weight behind SGP-0003, a proposal that would fundamentally rewire how Solana charges for transactions. He called it a “no brainer yes vote” on August 25. The app builders who actually ship products on Solana have a rather different take.
The proposal introduces a fixed inclusion fee of 2,500 lamports for block leaders alongside a variable resource fee tied to compute units. The variable component starts at 1 lamport per 10 CUs but could climb as high as 1 lamport per 2 CUs depending on future evaluations.
The economics of burning tokens and building apps
Yakovenko’s pitch centers on one reassuring claim: the new fee structure should keep SOL burn rates roughly in line with current levels. A portion of the restructured fees would be burned, theoretically reducing supply pressure on SOL over time.
BlueShift, Firedancer Development, and Hylo have all signaled support for SGP-0003. Critics have labeled the proposal “yolo economics,” a term that captures their fear of unpredictable cost escalation. Some DeFi entities have voiced opposition specifically around timing, arguing that the ecosystem is still maturing and that imposing a new fee regime now could discourage experimentation.
