Cheapest exchange this week
Binance · $1.38 all-in avg
$1,000 buy avg · this week
What "0% fee" really costs
MEXC +€1.16 vs cheapest
all-in cost gap (EUR) · latest round
Cheapest way to move USDT at Binance
cheapest: BNB Chain 0.01 USDT · priciest: Tron 1.5 USDT
withdrawal fee · curated
Top reliability score right now
Kraken 88
sourced & dated · never bought
Original research · the weekly find
The weekly find — week 32, 2026.
measured by Skontro · permanent edition · 2026-08-03 → 2026-08-10
Week 32, 2026, USD books: cheapest Binance $1.55 all-in, priciest Bybit $26.95.
01 · USD books
In dollars.
Skontro's dollar series · ISO week 32, 2026
Cheapest measured — full basket
Binance
$1.55 all-in
Most expensive measured — full basket
Bybit
$26.95 all-in · 17.4× the cheapest
“Full basket” = every asset measured this week; the week-over-week note below uses only the basket both weeks share.
This week’s notes (3)
The measured "cheapest venue" title changed hands 430 times this week across 5 venues (3976 hourly rounds assessed) — cheapest is a moving target.
The widest measured exchange gap this week was on APT: a $1,000 buy averaged $4.40 all-in at Kraken vs $275.39 at OKX — 62.6× apart over 164 paired hourly measurements.
Week over week, OKX's measured average all-in cost per $1,000 buy moved from $6.33 to $17.69 (+179.2%, 2921 vs 3843 measurements, same 24-asset basket both weeks).
Window: 2026-08-03 → 2026-08-10 · 19,457 measurements · estimated exchanges excluded · Method: /true-cost/methodology
02 · USDT books
In USDT.
Skontro's dollar series · USDT books, never blended with USD
Cheapest measured — full basket
MEXC
1.63 USDT all-in
Most expensive measured — full basket
Coinbase
15.33 USDT all-in · 9.4× the cheapest
“0% fee” check: MEXC advertises a near-zero taker fee — measured all-in this week 1.63 USDT, 1.13 USDT hidden spread.
This week’s notes (2)
The measured "cheapest venue" title changed hands 568 times this week across 5 venues (3977 hourly rounds assessed) — cheapest is a moving target.
The widest measured exchange gap this week was on SHIB: a 1,000 USDT buy averaged 2.10 USDT all-in at MEXC vs 24.79 USDT at Coinbase — 11.8× apart over 159 paired hourly measurements.
Window: 2026-08-03 → 2026-08-10 · 24,602 measurements · estimated exchanges excluded · Method: /true-cost/methodology
03 · EUR, the founding service
Founding EUR series.
Skontro's founding EUR series · longest continuous record
Cheapest measured — full basket
KuCoin
-€0.86 all-in
Most expensive measured — full basket
Bybit
€21.37 all-in · -24.8× 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 €2.65, €2.15 hidden spread.
This week’s notes (3)
The measured "cheapest venue" title changed hands 1097 times this week across 7 venues (4175 hourly rounds assessed) — cheapest is a moving target.
The widest measured exchange gap this week was on SHIB: a €1,000 buy averaged €1.82 all-in at OKX vs €148.05 at Bybit — 81.1× apart over 111 paired hourly measurements.
Week over week, KuCoin's measured average all-in cost per €1,000 buy moved from €2.37 to €-0.86 (-136.3%, 600 vs 432 measurements, same 25-asset basket both weeks).
Window: 2026-08-03 → 2026-08-10 · 26,160 measurements · estimated exchanges excluded · Method: /true-cost/methodology
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Window: Monday 2026-08-03 → 2026-08-10 (UTC, ISO week) · 70,219 measurements · Method: /true-cost/methodology · JSON: /api/truecost/weekly?week=2026-W32
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