Original research · the weekly find
The weekly find — week 28, 2026.
measured by Skontro · permanent edition · 2026-07-06 → 2026-07-13
Week 28, 2026, EUR books: cheapest MEXC €0.83 all-in, priciest Coinbase €12.83.
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Cheapest measured — full basket
MEXC
€0.83 all-in
Most expensive measured — full basket
Coinbase
€12.83 all-in · 15.4× the cheapest
“Full basket” = every asset measured this week; the week-over-week note below uses only the basket both weeks share.
“0% fee” check: MEXC advertises a near-zero taker fee — measured all-in this week €0.83, €0.33 hidden spread.
This week’s notes (3)
Week over week, MEXC's measured average all-in cost per €1,000 buy moved from €2.56 to €0.83 (-67.4%, 1174 vs 1171 measurements, same 8-asset basket both weeks).
The widest measured exchange gap this week was on ETH: a €1,000 buy averaged €1.43 all-in at Binance vs €12.50 at Coinbase — 8.8× apart over 168 paired hourly measurements.
Time of day showed up in the measurements this week: the average hidden spread was €3.16 in the 20–24 UTC window vs €1.62 in 00–04 — 95.6% apart for the same €1,000 buy.
Window: 2026-07-06 → 2026-07-13 · 11,476 measurements · estimated exchanges excluded · Method: /true-cost/methodology
Cite: Skontro Weekly Find 2026-W28, measured 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-13, 11,476 hourly order-book measurements. skontro.com/research/finds/2026-W28
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Window: Monday 2026-07-06 → 2026-07-13 (UTC, ISO week) · 11,476 measurements · Method: /true-cost/methodology · JSON: /api/truecost/weekly?week=2026-W28
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