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Topic: "The Coinbase Vault has Zero Fees" (Read 563 times)

hero member
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January 21, 2015, 12:36:28 AM
#4
that's what i want to know , no fees no income
legendary
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A Great Time to Start Something!
January 21, 2015, 12:11:32 AM
#3
If the wallet helps strengthen their primary business, then they can easily afford to offer the service for free.
Also, they can/will eventually have ads in the online wallet.
hero member
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Glow Stick Dance!
January 20, 2015, 11:49:30 PM
#2
Coinbase says that "the Coinbase vault has zero fees".

Uh oh. If they don't charge a fee, how do they make money?

The traditional Bitcoin wallet ways of making money were speculating with customer funds and stealing them.

Coinbase makes money by charging fees on exchanges to/from BTC/dollar. So you can store BTC in the vault for free. But they'll charge you a fee if you want to exchange them for dollars.

But...

Rule #1, never store your BTC in an online wallet. Move BTC in and out of online wallets for trading/exchanging only.

Rule #2, if you don't already know Rule #1, you shouldn't have anything to do with the world of crypto-currency.

Now as a Legendary member of this forum, I'm sure you already know these rules. But it's a warning for noobs.  Wink
legendary
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January 20, 2015, 10:24:42 PM
#1
Coinbase says that "the Coinbase vault has zero fees".

Uh oh. If they don't charge a fee, how do they make money?

The traditional Bitcoin wallet ways of making money were speculating with customer funds and stealing them.
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