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The provision creates a two-component pricing mechanism that applies to all covered transactions. The spread component introduces variable pricing tied to real-time market conditions, while the transaction fee component establishes a separate fee layer, resulting in combined costs that exceed the spread alone.
Users engaging in cryptocurrency purchases or sales through Coinbase incur costs consisting of both a spread (nominally 0.5% but subject to upward or downward variation based on market conditions) and an additional transaction fee. The combined effect means total transaction costs may exceed the stated baseline spread percentage.
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"Coinbase charges a spread of about 0.5% for cryptocurrency purchases and cryptocurrency sales. The actual spread may be higher or lower depending on market fluctuations in the price of cryptocurrency on Coinbase Exchange between the time we quote a price and the time the order executes. In addition to the spread, Coinbase also charges a transaction fee.— Excerpt from Coinbase's Coinbase Fee Schedule
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The provision creates a two-component pricing mechanism that applies to all covered transactions. The spread component introduces variable pricing tied to real-time market conditions, while the transaction fee component establishes a separate fee layer, resulting in combined costs that exceed the spread alone.
Users engaging in cryptocurrency purchases or sales through Coinbase incur costs consisting of both a spread (nominally 0.5% but subject to upward or downward variation based on market conditions) and an additional transaction fee. The combined effect means total transaction costs may exceed the stated baseline spread percentage.
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