Fee comparison

Kraken vs Bitstamp fees

Kraken and Bitstamp 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

KrakenMissing withdrawal fee

BitstampMissing trading fee, deposit fee, withdrawal fee

Scenario 2

Buy $500 of ETH by card, withdraw on Arbitrum

KrakenMissing withdrawal fee

BitstampMissing trading fee, deposit fee, withdrawal fee

Scenario 3

Buy $250 of USDT by bank transfer, withdraw on Tron

KrakenMissing spread, withdrawal fee

BitstampMissing trading fee, spread, deposit fee, withdrawal fee

Fee schedule side by side

Fee	Kraken	Bitstamp
Taker fee	0.80%	Unknown
Maker fee	0.40%	Unknown
Estimated spread (BTC)	0.01%	0.00%
Bank deposit	Free	Unknown
Card deposit	EUR: 3.75% + €0.25 · USD: 3.75% + $0.25 · GBP: 3.75% + £0.25	Unknown
BTC withdrawal	Unknown	Unknown
Currencies accepted	USD, EUR, GBP	USD, EUR, GBP

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