The fee shown to you before you click confirm is an estimate, not a guaranteed final amount. Coinbase states the actual fee charged may be different from what you see on the pre-confirmation screen.
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The document's characterization of the pre-confirmation fee as an estimate, rather than a binding quoted amount, means the final charge may exceed what was displayed at the time of user consent. This provision may warrant evaluation under applicable consumer protection standards requiring that disclosed fees be accurate and not misleading.
The updated fee schedule removes the pre-published 1% fee for instant unstaking and instead discloses the fee only at the moment a user requests to unstake. This means users can no longer review the exact cost before initiating a transaction through the published schedule. The revision also explicitly includes converting a pending standard unstake to an instant unstake as a fee-triggering action. No fee continues to apply if a user waits for the full unbonding period.
View change record →Under this provision, the fee amount shown to you before you confirm a transaction is explicitly described as an estimate, and the actual fee charged to your payment method may be higher or lower than that amount. Consumers should retain transaction receipts and compare the estimated fee against the final charged amount.
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"The fee we charge is disclosed prior to each transaction. The amount you are quoted prior to confirming a transaction is an estimate. The final Coinbase fee may differ from the estimated fee.Excerpt from Coinbase's Fee Schedule
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages FTC Act Section 5 standards regarding clear and conspicuous disclosure of material transaction terms and CFPB guidance on accurate pre-transaction fee disclosure.
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The document's characterization of the pre-confirmation fee as an estimate, rather than a binding quoted amount, means the final charge may exceed what was displayed at the time of user consent. This provision may warrant evaluation under applicable consumer protection standards requiring that disclosed fees be accurate and not misleading.
Under this provision, the fee amount shown to you before you confirm a transaction is explicitly described as an estimate, and the actual fee charged to your payment method may be higher or lower than that amount. Consumers should retain transaction receipts and compare the estimated fee against the final charged amount.
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