Coinbase charges a fee for instant unstaking or for converting a pending standard unstake to an instant unstake, with the specific fee amount disclosed at the time of the unstaking request rather than in advance in this document.
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This provision establishes that users who wish to access staked assets immediately rather than waiting for the standard unbonding period will pay a fee disclosed only at the time of the request. The fee amount is not specified in the fee schedule itself, meaning users cannot assess the cost before initiating the unstaking process.
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 →⚠ Users who do not initiate instant unstaking will automatically proceed through the standard unbonding period with no unstaking fee, as stated.
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Compare across platforms →"There is a fee for instant unstaking or converting a pending standard unstake to an instant unstake, and no fee for unstaking your assets if you wait for the full unbonding period. The current fee for instant unstaking is disclosed at the time you request to unstake.Excerpt from Coinbase's Fee Schedule
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The practice of disclosing a fee only at the point of transaction initiation rather than in advance in the fee schedule may engage consumer protection disclosure standards administered by the FTC and CFPB.
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This provision establishes that users who wish to access staked assets immediately rather than waiting for the standard unbonding period will pay a fee disclosed only at the time of the request. The fee amount is not specified in the fee schedule itself, meaning users cannot assess the cost before initiating the unstaking process.
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