Guide · Moving crypto
The cheapest way to move crypto off an exchange.
Three levers set the cost of a move: the withdrawal fee, the network, and whether a bridge is needed.
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Lever one: the withdrawal fee
Published BTC withdrawal fees ranged from 0.00000598 BTC (Bitpanda) to 0.0004 BTC (Crypto.com) at 2026-06-10 — a factor of 60.
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The exchange charges the exit toll, and the spread is remarkable: published BTC withdrawal fees on the native chain ranged from 0.00000598 BTC (Bitpanda) to 0.0004 BTC (Crypto.com) at our verification date, 2026-06-10 — more than a factor of 60 between venues for the same move. For ETH on mainnet the published schedule values ranged from 0.00007 ETH (Binance, verified 2026-08-08) to 0.005 ETH (Crypto.com, verified 2026-06-10).
One venue publishes no fixed number at all: Coinbase passes through the prevailing network fee and shows it before you withdraw. That is a data point, not a gap — our tables print “not published” there instead of an invented number. Full per-venue tables: withdrawal fees.
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Lever two: the network choice
Same asset, same exchange, different network: KuCoin published 0.0015 ETH on mainnet but 0.0002 ETH on Arbitrum (2026-07-07).
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The same asset, the same venue — a different network, a very different fee. Two examples from official public fee APIs (verified 2026-07-07): KuCoin published 0.0015 ETH for a withdrawal on Ethereum mainnet, but 0.0002 ETH for the same asset on Arbitrum — 7.5× apart. Bitget published 0.0002 ETH on mainnet against 0.00004 ETH on Arbitrum — 5× apart.
If your destination lives on a supported second network, choosing it at the withdrawal screen can be the single largest saving in the whole move. The caveats belong next to the numbers: minimum withdrawal amounts apply where published (KuCoin listed a 0.003 ETH mainnet minimum; Bitget’s minimum is value-pegged and moves with price), and the receiving side must actually support that network — a wrong network choice can lose the coins.
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Lever three: bridge or no bridge
A direct withdrawal to the target chain is one published fee; withdraw-then-bridge adds a bridge fee and gas.
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When the exchange does not offer your target chain directly, the route becomes two-legged: withdraw to a chain the venue supports, then bridge. Structurally that means a second fee and gas on top of the withdrawal fee — and a second set of failure modes. A direct withdrawal to the target network, where offered, collapses the move into one published fee.
We publish no bridge-fee figures here because we have no measured dataset to cite for them — bridge quotes shift with route and moment. That is exactly what a live check is for: quote the actual route, at the actual moment, and compare it against the direct option.
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Check it before you move it
The Move check compares withdrawal fee and network choice in one view, every number sourced and dated.
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The Move check unifies the two legs most tools keep apart: the exchange withdrawal fee and the network choice, in one comparison, with every number carrying its source and date. It shows routes and costs — the execution stays with you, on the platform of your choice.
To the live Move check → · on-chain costs of a wallet: fee check
Questions, answered
What is the cheapest way to move Bitcoin from an exchange?
It depends on the exchange: published native-chain BTC withdrawal fees ranged from 0.00000598 BTC to 0.0004 BTC (verified 2026-06-10); the Move check compares dated routes.
Should I bridge or withdraw to the native chain?
A direct withdrawal to the target network is one published fee; withdrawing then bridging adds bridge fee and gas — compare both routes before moving.
How much does it cost to move ETH from Binance?
Binance published 0.00007 ETH for ETH on Ethereum mainnet (verified 2026-08-08); the fee is dynamic — check the value shown at withdrawal time.
Further reading
Published schedule figures on the verification date named; most exchanges adjust them dynamically. Full tables: withdrawal fees · move check.
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Not investment advice. Skontro is not a CASP under MiCAR. Market data from public exchange orderbooks; EUR reference via CoinGecko. Live measurements carry their data age; curated fees carry their verification date.