Coinbase only shows you the complete breakdown of all fees — including the spread and transaction fee — on the final preview screen before you tap 'Confirm', not at the point where you enter the amount you want to trade.
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The clause operationalizes a disclosure mechanism that functions as a procedural gate—users cannot execute transactions without encountering fee information and providing explicit acceptance, which creates an administrative checkpoint in the transaction workflow.
Because the complete fee disclosure appears only on the preview screen immediately before confirmation, users who have already selected their payment method and entered a trade amount may feel pressure to proceed even if the disclosed fees are higher than expected.
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"The exact fee will be disclosed at the time of the transaction on the trading preview screen prior to completing the transaction. You must review and accept the terms of the transaction, including the fee, before the transaction is executed.— Excerpt from Coinbase's Coinbase Fee Schedule
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: The timing of fee disclosure implicates CFPB UDAAP authority (Dodd-Frank §1031) regarding deceptive omissions prior to the preview screen; FTC Act Section 5 regarding drip pricing (the practice of revealing fees only at the final stage of a transaction); EU MiCA Art. 68 requiring pre-contractual disclosure of all costs; and California Consumer Legal Remedies Act (Civil Code §1770). The FTC's 2024 Junk Fees Rule rulemaking specifically targets late-stage fee disclosure in digital commerce. (2)
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The clause operationalizes a disclosure mechanism that functions as a procedural gate—users cannot execute transactions without encountering fee information and providing explicit acceptance, which creates an administrative checkpoint in the transaction workflow.
Because the complete fee disclosure appears only on the preview screen immediately before confirmation, users who have already selected their payment method and entered a trade amount may feel pressure to proceed even if the disclosed fees are higher than expected.
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