Coinbase charges a network fee for all recovery attempts of unsupported cryptocurrency sent to a Coinbase account, plus an additional 5% fee on the portion of the estimated recovery value exceeding $100, with a disclaimer that estimated value may differ from actual market value.
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This provision establishes a fee structure for asset recovery services where the 5% fee is calculated on an estimated value that the document itself acknowledges may differ from actual market value, creating a situation where the fee basis may not align with the consumer's ultimate realized value.
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 →Introduces tiered recovery fees including 5% surcharge on recovered assets over $100, creating new revenue from user error recovery services.
View full change record →Under this provision, a user who recovers unsupported cryptocurrency pays both a network fee and a 5% fee on estimated value above $100. The agreement states the estimated value used to calculate the 5% fee may differ from the actual market value ultimately received, which means the fee may not be proportional to the actual recovered amount.
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Compare across platforms →"If you sent an unsupported cryptocurrency to your Coinbase account, it may be eligible for recovery. We'll charge a network fee for the recovery attempt. For recoveries with an estimated value of over $100, we'll also charge a 5% recovery fee on the amount over $100. The estimated value of the recovery may differ from the actual market value of the recovery.Excerpt from Coinbase's Fee Schedule
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The use of an estimated value basis for fee calculation that may differ from actual market value may require evaluation under FTC consumer protection standards and applicable state consumer financial protection laws.
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This provision establishes a fee structure for asset recovery services where the 5% fee is calculated on an estimated value that the document itself acknowledges may differ from actual market value, creating a situation where the fee basis may not align with the consumer's ultimate realized value.
Under this provision, a user who recovers unsupported cryptocurrency pays both a network fee and a 5% fee on estimated value above $100. The agreement states the estimated value used to calculate the 5% fee may differ from the actual market value ultimately received, which means the fee may not be proportional to the actual recovered amount.
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