Fee comparison
Coinbase vs Kraken fees
Coinbase and Kraken each come out cheaper in some scenarios. We priced three everyday transactions in United States (USD) on both exchanges, including the spread, deposit, conversion and withdrawal costs that the trading fee leaves out.
Scenario 1
Buy $1,000 of BTC by bank transfer, withdraw on Bitcoin
CoinbaseMissing deposit fee, currency conversion, withdrawal fee
KrakenMissing withdrawal fee
Scenario 2
Buy $500 of ETH by card, withdraw on Arbitrum
CoinbaseMissing deposit fee, currency conversion, withdrawal fee
KrakenMissing withdrawal fee
Scenario 3
Buy $250 of USDT by bank transfer, withdraw on Tron
CoinbaseMissing spread, deposit fee, currency conversion, withdrawal fee
KrakenMissing spread, withdrawal fee
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