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Users may pay network fees based on estimates that exceed Coinbase's real cost, meaning Coinbase could retain the difference as a result of batching efficiency.
Interpretive note: The excerpt identifies potential efficiency gains from batching as context but does not establish a legal obligation or right related to any fee differential retained; that consequence is implied rather than stated.
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 →Your estimated network fee contribution may be higher than the actual network cost Coinbase incurs when your transaction is batched with others.
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"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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Users may pay network fees based on estimates that exceed Coinbase's real cost, meaning Coinbase could retain the difference as a result of batching efficiency.
Your estimated network fee contribution may be higher than the actual network cost Coinbase incurs when your transaction is batched with others.
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