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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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we will not make changes that have the effect of imposing additional fees or charges without providing additional notice.
No amendment shall apply to a dispute for which an arbitration has been initiated prior to the change in Terms.
If we do not hear from you during the notice period, you will be considered as having accepted the proposed changes and they will apply to you from the effective date specified on the notice.
"Coinbase occasionally tests changes to fees and spread. These changes may be rolled out across different regions, assets, order sizes, and types of trades.Excerpt from Coinbase's Fee Schedule
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The clause states: “Coinbase occasionally tests changes to fees and spread. These changes may be rolled out across different regions, assets, order sizes, and types of trades.”
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