The schedule discloses that when Coinbase batches multiple user transactions together, the total estimated network fees charged to users in that batch may be higher than the actual network fee Coinbase ultimately pays, with Coinbase potentially retaining the difference.
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This provision establishes a condition under which Coinbase may collect more in estimated network fees from users than it disburses to the network, with any differential retained by Coinbase. Compliance teams should evaluate whether this practice and its disclosure meet applicable consumer financial protection and fee transparency standards.
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 terms will apply as written, and estimated network fees may be charged as disclosed at the time of transaction regardless of the final batched fee paid by Coinbase.
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Compare across platforms →"Due to potential efficiency gains from batching transactions, the aggregate amount of estimated network fees paid by users within a given batch may exceed the final network fee paid by Coinbase.Excerpt from Coinbase's Fee Schedule
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This provision establishes a condition under which Coinbase may collect more in estimated network fees from users than it disburses to the network, with any differential retained by Coinbase. Compliance teams should evaluate whether this practice and its disclosure meet applicable consumer financial protection and fee transparency standards.
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