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by mattbrewsbytes 1474 days ago
Are there really legal protections for crypto exchanges?

Use an exchange to on/off ramp it, then put it into your own wallet for holding.

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Sure, that’s technically feasible if you’re willing to pay all the greedy fees.

Here’s how it looks for me using Coinbase:

- On-ramp (fiat to CEX-fiat): 0.15€ flat

- Conversion (CEX-fiat to CEX-crypto): ~4%

- Self-custody (CEX-crypto to wallet-crypto): Depends on coin, average ~10€ flat

And if I want to off-ramp, I need to follow all these steps in the opposite order.

Meanwhile, atleast in the non-US countries I’ve lived in, all fiat transactions are free. I can top-up my bank account, send digital money to others, withdraw fiat, etc etc with ZERO fees.