Converting Lamports to SOL
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A lamport is the smallest unit of SOL, named after computer scientist Leslie Lamport.
The conversion
1 SOL = 1,000,000,000 lamports. To convert lamports to SOL, divide by one billion.
Values you will meet
A new standard token account deposit is 1,488,440 lamports (0.00148844 SOL); older accounts usually hold 2,039,280 lamports (0.00203928 SOL). The base network fee is 5,000 lamports per signature (0.000005 SOL). Priority fees are quoted in micro-lamports per compute unit, so they are usually a tiny fraction of a lamport per unit.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a micro-lamport?
One millionth of a lamport. Priority fees use this unit so they can be set precisely per compute unit.