Network Costs
Multisig Fees
Typical fee estimates for multisig transactions across every chain Trustodian supports.
| Network | Multisig Mechanism | Typical Fee Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum mainnet | Safe-style smart contract (execTransaction, ~80–120K gas) | ~$0.05–0.50 at today's very low gas; can jump to $5–20+ during congestion |
| EVM L2s (Base, Arbitrum) | Same Safe contract | Under $0.01–0.15 |
| Bitcoin | P2WSH script spend, ~150–250 vB total for 2-of-3 | ~$0.20–1.00 at low mempool levels; roughly 1.5–2× a single-sig spend, because the witness script and every signature are on-chain |
| Cardano | Native script multisig | ~0.18–0.25 ADA, roughly $0.10–0.20; fees are formula based (fixed constant plus size), so very predictable |
| XRP | Native SignerList multisig | Base fee × (1 + number of signatures), so ~0.00003 XRP for 2 signers. Effectively free, fractions of a cent |
| Tron | Native account permission multisig | Extra 1 TRX multisig signature fee plus bandwidth/energy. Plain TRX send: ~$0.30–0.50. TRC20 (USDT) spend: roughly $1–5 without staked energy, near zero with staked or rented energy |
| Solana | Squads-style program, 5,000 lamports per signature plus small compute | Well under $0.01 total, even counting separate approval transactions |
Ethereum mainnet
Mechanism
Safe-style smart contract (execTransaction, ~80–120K gas)
Typical Fee
~$0.05–0.50 at today's very low gas; can jump to $5–20+ during congestion
EVM L2s (Base, Arbitrum)
Mechanism
Same Safe contract
Typical Fee
Under $0.01–0.15
Bitcoin
Mechanism
P2WSH script spend, ~150–250 vB total for 2-of-3
Typical Fee
~$0.20–1.00 at low mempool levels; roughly 1.5–2× a single-sig spend, because the witness script and every signature are on-chain
Cardano
Mechanism
Native script multisig
Typical Fee
~0.18–0.25 ADA, roughly $0.10–0.20; fees are formula based (fixed constant plus size), so very predictable
XRP
Mechanism
Native SignerList multisig
Typical Fee
Base fee × (1 + number of signatures), so ~0.00003 XRP for 2 signers. Effectively free, fractions of a cent
Tron
Mechanism
Native account permission multisig
Typical Fee
Extra 1 TRX multisig signature fee plus bandwidth/energy. Plain TRX send: ~$0.30–0.50. TRC20 (USDT) spend: roughly $1–5 without staked energy, near zero with staked or rented energy
Solana
Mechanism
Squads-style program, 5,000 lamports per signature plus small compute
Typical Fee
Well under $0.01 total, even counting separate approval transactions
Fee estimates reflect typical network conditions and will vary with congestion, market prices, and transaction complexity.