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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 Kraken $4.13 all-in, priciest Coinbase $12.29.
01 · USD books
In dollars.
Skontro's dollar series · ISO week 33, 2026
Cheapest measured — full basket
Kraken
$4.13 all-in
Most expensive measured — full basket
Coinbase
$12.29 all-in · 3.0× the cheapest
This week’s notes (2)
The widest measured exchange gap this week was on TRX: a $1,000 buy averaged $1.45 all-in at OKX vs $16.61 at Bitstamp — 11.5× apart over 154 paired hourly measurements.
Time of day showed up in the measurements this week: the average hidden spread was $1.59 in the 00–04 UTC window vs $0.97 in 12–16 — 63.9% apart for the same $1,000 buy.
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 (2)
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
Coinbase
€13.17 all-in · 8.9× 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 widest measured exchange gap this week was on ETH: a €1,000 buy averaged €0.34 all-in at Bybit vs €12.13 at Coinbase — 35.9× apart over 168 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).
Time of day showed up in the measurements this week: the average hidden spread was €3.10 in the 16–20 UTC window vs €2.23 in 12–16 — 39.0% apart for the same €1,000 buy.
Window: 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-17 · 33,313 measurements · estimated exchanges excluded · Method: /true-cost/methodology
Cite: Skontro Weekly Find 2026-W33, measured 2026-08-10 to 2026-08-17, 77,948 hourly order-book measurements. skontro.com/research/finds/2026-W33
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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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