fnalysis / TARIFAS CLARASWe compare what it really costs to move your bitcoin, to another wallet, to another person, or converting it to another currency, through a bank, an exchange, a decentralized platform, or just the network.
Ordered from least to most self-custody: a bank decides whether it lets you leave; the network never asks.
Withdrawing your BTC from a bank to your wallet
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| Bank / broker | Withdrawal fee | External withdrawal? | Total cost |
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The highest cost is not always a number: several banks simply will not let you withdraw BTC to your own wallet. That is a cost too.
Withdrawing your BTC from an exchange
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| Exchange | Withdrawal fee | Total cost |
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Withdrawal fee as published by each exchange, converted to dollars at the current BTC price. Does not include the fee for buying it there.
Selling your BTC in a decentralized way
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| Platform | Platform fee | Typical premium | Total cost |
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The premium over market price (real P2P spread) usually weighs more than the platform fee, which is why it gets its own column instead of hiding inside the "fee".
Sending directly over the network
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| Method | Network fee | Est. time | Total cost |
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