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 34, 2026.
measured by Skontro · permanent edition · 2026-08-17 → 2026-08-17 · to date, not final
Week 34, 2026 (to date), USD books: cheapest Binance $0.98 all-in, priciest Bybit $19.13.
01 · USD books
In dollars.
Skontro's dollar series · ISO week 34, 2026
Cheapest measured — full basket
Binance
$0.98 all-in
Most expensive measured — full basket
Bybit
$19.13 all-in · 19.6× 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)
Week over week, Binance's measured average all-in cost per $1,000 buy moved from $1.40 to $0.98 (-30.2%, 840 vs 50 measurements, same 25-asset basket both weeks).
Week over week, OKX's measured average all-in cost per $1,000 buy moved from $4.24 to $3.49 (-17.7%, 3864 vs 230 measurements, same 25-asset basket both weeks).
Week over week, Bitstamp's measured average all-in cost per $1,000 buy moved from $4.88 to $4.12 (-15.6%, 3331 vs 210 measurements, same 25-asset basket both weeks).
Window: 2026-08-17 → 2026-08-17 · 1,190 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
1.49 USDT all-in
Most expensive measured — full basket
Coinbase
15.11 USDT all-in · 10.1× 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 1.49 USDT, 0.99 USDT hidden spread.
This week’s notes (1)
Week over week, Bybit's measured average all-in cost per 1,000 USDT buy moved from 1.49 USDT to 1.87 USDT (+25.7%, 3862 vs 230 measurements, same 24-asset basket both weeks).
Window: 2026-08-17 → 2026-08-17 · 1,479 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
Bybit
€1.19 all-in
Most expensive measured — full basket
Coinbase
€12.88 all-in · 10.8× 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 €2.41, €1.91 hidden spread.
This week’s notes (3)
Week over week, Bybit's measured average all-in cost per €1,000 buy moved from €17.00 to €1.19 (-93.0%, 2153 vs 129 measurements, same 25-asset basket both weeks).
Week over week, KuCoin's measured average all-in cost per €1,000 buy moved from €2.38 to €3.43 (+44.2%, 672 vs 40 measurements, same 25-asset basket both weeks).
Week over week, Kraken's measured average all-in cost per €1,000 buy moved from €4.28 to €3.26 (-23.9%, 4192 vs 250 measurements, same 25-asset basket both weeks).
Window: 2026-08-17 → 2026-08-17 · 2,017 measurements · estimated exchanges excluded · Method: /true-cost/methodology
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Window: Monday 2026-08-17 → 2026-08-17 (UTC, ISO week) · 4,686 measurements · Method: /true-cost/methodology · JSON: /api/truecost/weekly?week=2026-W34
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