<p>Coinbase covered the fee. I believe they do this in order to simplify things for their users (so that if it says you have x BTC, you can transfer x BTC, not (x minus transaction fees) BTC).</p>

<p>Of course, they pass the cost along to their users in their buy/sell price and fees.</p>

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<p>I recently transferred from Coinbase to my Blockchain wallet. At the time and in my transaction summary it shows a fee of .0002 . However I still have the same amount I started with. Who paid this fee? It didn't seem to come out of my btc.</p>

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Did I pay a fee to transfer from Coinbase to Blockchain?
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# Did I pay a fee to transfer from Coinbase to Blockchain?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-05-20)

I recently transferred from Coinbase to my Blockchain wallet. At the time and in my transaction summary it shows a fee of .0002 . However I still have the same amount I started with. Who paid this fee? It didn't seem to come out of my btc.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-05-20. Score: 9

Coinbase covered the fee. I believe they do this in order to simplify things for their users (so that if it says you have x BTC, you can transfer x BTC, not (x minus transaction fees) BTC).

Of course, they pass the cost along to their users in their buy/sell price and fees.


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