Solana

here's the program (contract) code: https://github.com/jc4p/mutual-match-frame/blob/main/onchain-program/programs/onchain-program/src/lib.rs

It cost 1.42809184 SOL exactly to deploy

can anyone help me understand why it costs ~$200 to deploy a relatively simple contract on solana?

I assumed it would cost comparable amounts to base (eg cents) and feel like my mental model needs updating

what is the difference in architecture that drives this?

@jessepollak Solana requires programs to pay rent to keep it active proportional to the data stored in those accounts. This just means the bigger your program is, the more expensive rent will be for your program to keep it active on the network. 

The good thing about it is the rent is refundable if the program account is closed

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Pretty sure this is what Slorg built with the SOL incinerator, right?

I've used that to reclaim $SOL on every asset I hold on Solana.