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The weekly find — week 33, 2026.

measured by Skontro · permanent edition · 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-17

Week 33, 2026, USD books: cheapest Binance $1.40 all-in, priciest Coinbase $12.29.

01 · USD books

In dollars.

Skontro's dollar series · ISO week 33, 2026

Cheapest measured — full basket

Binance

$1.40 all-in

Most expensive measured — full basket

Coinbase

$12.29 all-in · 8.8× 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 649 times this week across 5 venues (4032 hourly rounds assessed) — cheapest is a moving target.

The widest measured exchange gap this week was on ETH: a $1,000 buy averaged $1.14 all-in at OKX vs $18.24 at Bybit — 16.0× apart over 168 paired hourly measurements.

Week over week, OKX's measured average all-in cost per $1,000 buy moved from $17.69 to $4.24 (-76.1%, 3843 vs 3864 measurements, same 25-asset basket both weeks).

Window: 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-17 · 19,784 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

Bybit

1.49 USDT all-in

Most expensive measured — full basket

Coinbase

15.18 USDT all-in · 10.2× 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 1.67 USDT, 1.17 USDT hidden spread.

This week’s notes (3)

The measured "cheapest venue" title changed hands 550 times this week across 5 venues (4032 hourly rounds assessed) — cheapest is a moving target.

The widest measured exchange gap this week was on NEAR: a 1,000 USDT buy averaged 0.75 USDT all-in at MEXC vs 14.10 USDT at Coinbase — 18.8× apart over 168 paired hourly measurements.

Week over week, Bybit's measured average all-in cost per 1,000 USDT buy moved from 2.10 USDT to 1.49 USDT (-29.2%, 3844 vs 3862 measurements, same 24-asset basket both weeks).

Window: 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-17 · 24,851 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

OKX

€1.48 all-in

Most expensive measured — full basket

Bybit

€17.00 all-in · 11.5× 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 €2.66, €2.16 hidden spread.

This week’s notes (3)

The measured "cheapest venue" title changed hands 1170 times this week across 9 venues (4200 hourly rounds assessed) — cheapest is a moving target.

The widest measured exchange gap this week was on SHIB: a €1,000 buy averaged €2.07 all-in at OKX vs €131.28 at Bybit — 63.5× apart over 164 paired hourly measurements.

Week over week, Binance's measured average all-in cost per €1,000 buy moved from €2.40 to €3.22 (+34.0%, 3507 vs 3528 measurements, same 25-asset basket both weeks).

Window: 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-17 · 33,313 measurements · estimated exchanges excluded · Method: /true-cost/methodology

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Window: Monday 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-17 (UTC, ISO week) · 77,948 measurements · Method: /true-cost/methodology · JSON: /api/truecost/weekly?week=2026-W33

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