Cryptocurrency-to-cryptocurrency conversions on Coinbase are subject to both a transaction fee and an embedded spread in the conversion rate, consistent with the structure applied to fiat-to-cryptocurrency transactions. Both cost components are disclosed at the time of conversion confirmation.
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This provision establishes that conversions between cryptocurrencies incur the same dual-cost structure as fiat purchases and sales, meaning users converting one crypto asset to another pay both a stated fee and a spread embedded in the quoted conversion rate. The aggregate cost of a conversion is therefore not fully represented by the displayed transaction fee alone.
Interpretive note: The precise fee rates applicable to conversion transactions and the quantification method for the conversion spread are not fully specified in the available truncated document text.
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 →Conversion fees provision merged into broader spread retention language with added detail about excess spread retention.
View full change record →Language simplified; references to separate 'Coinbase Fee' and 'spread' components replaced with generic 'fee' terminology, and 'trading preview screen' simplified to 'displayed.'
View full change record →Under this provision, cryptocurrency conversions on Coinbase are subject to both a transaction fee and a price spread embedded in the conversion rate quoted at the time of the transaction. The total cost of a conversion exceeds the line-item fee displayed and is determinable only at the point of transaction confirmation.
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1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Cryptocurrency conversion fee and spread disclosure engages the same FTC and CFPB consumer protection framework applicable to fiat-to-crypto transactions.
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This provision establishes that conversions between cryptocurrencies incur the same dual-cost structure as fiat purchases and sales, meaning users converting one crypto asset to another pay both a stated fee and a spread embedded in the quoted conversion rate. The aggregate cost of a conversion is therefore not fully represented by the displayed transaction fee alone.
Under this provision, cryptocurrency conversions on Coinbase are subject to both a transaction fee and a price spread embedded in the conversion rate quoted at the time of the transaction. The total cost of a conversion exceeds the line-item fee displayed and is determinable only at the point of transaction confirmation.
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