Update on Network Fees - Bitcoin, Tether, and Gnosis
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Please note the following changes to our bitcoin (XBT) and tether (USDT) withdrawal fees, and the Gnosis token (GNO) address fee.
Bitcoin (XBT) withdrawal fee
• Now 0.0025 XBT
Why the change? Kraken always pays a miner fee that is sufficient to ensure transactions are processed quickly. However, the average miner fee required to prioritize and confirm Bitcoin transactions has been increasing for some time without a corresponding increase in the fee we charge to clients. The update brings the withdrawal fee more in line with our cost for the miner fees. Note that the fee is static and represents our average cost per transaction, so the fee may not match the actual miner fee we pay in every case. Sometimes the fee we pay will be higher and sometimes lower than the fee you pay. Soon we will be moving to a more dynamic fee system that will match the fees more closely in each case - see below.
Tether (USDT) withdrawal fee
• Now 5 USDT
Why the change? Since USDT is issued and transferred on the Bitcoin blockchain, the fee required to transfer USDT quickly has also gone up.
Gnosis token (GNO) address fee
• Now 0.004 GNO
Why the change? The fee in terms of GNO has gone down, so we are passing the decrease along to clients.
Moving to more dynamic fees soon
In the near future network fees for bitcoin and tether (and possibly other tokens if needed) will be updated dynamically to better match the fee to our costs. The fee may change each time you withdraw, so if you want to know the withdrawal fee you should check it each time you withdraw. You can find the current withdrawal fee for any asset by navigating to Funding > Withdrawal > Asset in your Kraken account.
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The Kraken Team
Semplicemente vergognoso: hanno aumentato di ben 5 volte, col risultato che adesso un prelievo costa più di 7$!! Una rapina!!
Ho scritto sul loro thread nella sez. internazionale, per chiedere di dare due canali con priorità (e conseguentemente fees) diverse, per chi non è disposto a pagare quella somma per un prelievo veloce:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.19455563EDIT: alla fine protestare è servito a qualcosa:
Many clients have said they prefer a lower bitcoin withdrawal fee even if it means slower transactions. Accordingly, we are now sending withdrawals together in batches to reduce cost. This allows us to reduce the bitcoin withdrawal fee to:
0.001 XBT
We are pleased to offer clients a significantly reduced fee, but keep in mind that bitcoin withdrawals will be a bit slower due to the batching. Withdrawals will take anywhere from 2 minutes to 5 minutes longer to broadcast to the network while waiting to be batched together with other payments.
Non che 2,50€ sia poco, ma è una cifra abbastanza ragionevole per i tempi che corrono.