#Coinbase Introduces 0.1% Fee for Large
$USDC Dollar Conversions
#Coinbase will charge a 0.1% fee on
$USDC to dollar conversions exceeding $5 million starting Aug. 13, down from the current $40 million threshold.
The exchange missed revenue expectations for two consecutive quarters, with Q2 results sending shares tumbling despite 12% growth in stablecoin revenue to $332 million.
CEO Brian Armstrong confirmed the fee targets arbitrage activity where users convert
$USDT to
$USDC for free off-ramping.
#Tether charges 0.1% or $1,000 minimum for direct redemptions, making the Coinbase route previously more attractive.
Senior product manager Will McComb called it an experiment to understand fee impacts on conversion behavior.
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