# Minimum amounts and fees

Hive operates on a system of resource credits that are consumed during transactions. Therefore, measures have been implemented to prevent malicious actors from draining resource credits from the @xfer account and taking down the service.

It's essential to be aware of the minimum amounts when utilizing **Xfer**.

* **Route Management**\
  The minimum amount to send to @xfer is set at **0.01 HIVE** or **0.01 HBD**. \
  This means that any transfer below this threshold will NOT trigger any action from **Xfer** and will be considered a donation to the service.
* **Transfers**\
  A minimum of **1 HIVE** or **1 HBD** is required. \
  Additionally, a fee of 0.1% is applied to the transfers, with a maximum fee capped at 1 HIVE or 1 HBD.

The minimum amounts and transfer fees are a safeguard to maintain the stability and availability of the **Xfer** service for all users.


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