57 Total
18 High severity
26 Medium severity
13 Low severity
Summary

This is Coinbase's public fee schedule disclosing the costs associated with trading, transferring, staking, card usage, and asset recovery on its platform. The terms authorize Coinbase to charge a spread on buy, sell, and convert orders and to retain any excess spread, while also permitting an additional service fee on DEX trades that is separate from and not offset by Coinbase One subscription benefits. For staking services, Coinbase takes a commission of 35% of network rewards for standard accounts across supported assets including ETH, SOL, and ADA, with reduced rates available to tiered Coinbase One members.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This document governs Coinbase's pricing and fee structures for retail and institutional users across its primary balance, trading, staking, card, and asset recovery services, with no stated governing law or effective date included in the published text. The agreement states that trading fees are calculated at the time of order placement and are influenced by payment method, order size, market conditions, jurisdiction, and asset type; the terms authorize Coinbase to include a spread in quoted prices for simple buy and sell orders and to retain any excess spread from a transaction. The document discloses that for batched network transactions, the aggregate estimated fees charged to users may exceed the final network fee paid by Coinbase, a practice that may warrant evaluation under applicable consumer protection and financial services disclosure frameworks. The document engages frameworks administered by the CFPB and FTC regarding fee transparency, disclosure adequacy, and fairness in financial product pricing; staking commission structures and the DEX service fee may require evaluation under SEC jurisdiction given ongoing regulatory scrutiny of cryptocurrency staking and exchange services. The absence of a specified effective date and the explicit statement that all fees and charges are subject to change without a stated notice mechanism creates a compliance consideration regarding whether the disclosure satisfies applicable advance-notice obligations under state money transmission or consumer financial protection regulations.

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7 important changes detected

7 versions captured · Last updated: June 2026

What changed Coinbase removed two sentences from its Fee Schedule on June 18, 2026: 'Need more help?' and 'Start a chat Chat with our virtual assistant'. These sentences provided information about accessing customer support via virtual assistant. The operational effect is that the Fee Schedule no longer explicitly directs users to this support channel.
Why this matters The Fee Schedule no longer includes language directing users to start a chat with Coinbase's virtual assistant for help. This is a documentation change that removes a support contact mechanism from the fee document itself; it does not alter fee structures, collection practices, or substantive fee terms.
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June 16, 2026

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What changed Coinbase updated its fee disclosure for instant unstaking on June 16, 2026. Previously, the schedule stated that instant unstaking carried a fixed 1% fee. The updated terms now state that a fee applies to instant unstaking or converting a pending standard unstake to an instant unstake, with the specific fee amount disclosed at the time of request rather than in advance. This means users no longer see a predetermined fee percentage in the schedule and instead learn the fee only when they initiate the transaction.
Why this matters The updated fee schedule removes the pre-published 1% fee for instant unstaking and instead discloses the fee only at the moment a user requests to unstake. This means users can no longer review the exact cost before initiating a transaction through the published schedule. The revision also explicitly includes converting a pending standard unstake to an instant unstake as a fee-triggering action. No fee continues to apply if a user waits for the full unbonding period.
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June 13, 2026 low

Coinbase updated its fee schedule on June 13, 2026 with two primary changes: the language describing instant unstaking fees was clarified to remove reference to converting pending standard unstakes to …

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May 21, 2026 low

Coinbase removed two sentences from its Fee Schedule on May 21, 2026: 'Need more help?' and 'Start a chat Chat with our virtual assistant'. These were support contact options that …

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April 30, 2026 low

Coinbase updated its unstaking fee schedule on April 30, 2026 to clarify that the 1% fee for instant unstaking now also applies when converting a pending standard unstake to an …

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April 19, 2026 low

Coinbase added two sentences to its fee schedule on April 19, 2026, introducing a customer support prompt: 'Need more help? Start a chat Chat with our virtual assistant.' This addition …

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March 6, 2026 low

Coinbase removed two sentences from its fee schedule on March 6, 2026: a 'Need more help?' prompt and a reference to chat support with a virtual assistant. The header text …

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57 provisions
12 featured
8 clause types
18 high severity
payment_fees 32
disclosure_requirements 11
monetization_rules 4
liability_limitation 3
commission_payout 2
other 2
policy_changes 2
contract_terms 1

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Archival ProvenanceSource & Archival Record
Last Captured June 18, 2026 00:08 UTC
Capture Method Automated scheduled archival capture
Document ID CA-D-000049
Version ID CA-V-003956
SHA-256 67e8c1b22c0beb61b3baf75881a3f4091813d46c2cb1bab499a4b0dc3e9396bc
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