DEX trades via Coinbase's DEX Trading feature incur an additional service fee on top of the standard Coinbase fee, Coinbase may retain any excess service fee, the final execution price may differ from the quoted estimate, and these fees and price variations are excluded from Coinbase One zero-fee benefits.
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This provision establishes that DEX trading carries an additive fee structure with an undetermined service fee amount, price execution uncertainty capped only by a disclosed slippage tolerance, and explicit exclusion from subscription fee waivers. DEX aggregators routing the trade may also retain any price improvement over the quoted price as a fee.
The updated fee schedule removes the previously disclosed 1% fee for instant unstaking and replaces it with a variable fee disclosed only at the time you request to unstake. The change also expands instant unstaking fees to apply when converting a pending standard unstake to an instant unstake. Under the revised terms, you will not know the exact fee until you initiate the transaction, which removes the price certainty previously available.
View change record →⚠ The additional DEX service fee and any applicable slippage up to the disclosed tolerance will apply to each DEX trade as stated.
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Compare across platforms →"In addition to the standard Coinbase fee, Coinbase may charge an additional service fee for transactions that occur on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) with our DEX Trading feature. Part of this service fee may be used to cover network fee payments. Coinbase may retain any excess service fee from a transaction. This service fee is not eligible for Coinbase One Zero Fee Trading benefits. For DEX trades, the quoted price is an estimate and the final price may vary based on the execution price on the DEX.Excerpt from Coinbase's Fee Schedule
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: DEX trading fee structures and price execution variability may engage FTC consumer protection standards and, depending on regulatory characterization, SEC jurisdiction over digital asset trading platforms.
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This provision establishes that DEX trading carries an additive fee structure with an undetermined service fee amount, price execution uncertainty capped only by a disclosed slippage tolerance, and explicit exclusion from subscription fee waivers. DEX aggregators routing the trade may also retain any price improvement over the quoted price as a fee.
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