This analysis describes what Coinbase's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
Users may not receive any benefit from favorable pricing differences; Coinbase is permitted to retain the full amount of any excess spread.
Interpretive note: The excerpt does not define 'excess spread', which introduces some ambiguity about the scope of what Coinbase may retain, but the proposition itself is stated explicitly.
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 →Any excess spread generated on your transaction may be kept by Coinbase rather than returned to you.
How other platforms handle this
Trial members of Target Circle 360 may not be eligible for certain Target Circle 360 membership benefits, and Target reserves the right in its sole discretion to make any such benefit(s) available only to paid non-trial members.
We may restrict the use of your Venmo account, including any business profile, if the selling activity through the account...reaches certain thresholds, involves certain activities or violates any terms between you and us.
the foregoing license includes the right to frame or link to your App, to place content (including ads) around your App, and to analyze your App
"Coinbase may retain any excess spread from a transaction.Excerpt from Coinbase's Fee Schedule
Get the weekly coverage letter
Companies change their terms without announcing it. We capture governance documents, compare each new version with the last, and publish what changed, with the source text behind it. One email a week on what we found and what we could not reach.
Users may not receive any benefit from favorable pricing differences; Coinbase is permitted to retain the full amount of any excess spread.
Any excess spread generated on your transaction may be kept by Coinbase rather than returned to you.
ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 115 platforms. See the full comparison.
No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Coinbase.