Coinbase now has its own debit card

[gentlemand]

F*ck the fees, are they being serious right now? The fees are ridiculous and only dumb people will jump into it.
Never used coinbase either since it didn't support my country but even it's supported I don't give a damn and using traditional debit cards are way more convenient and cost efficient.

This coinbase's card are hilarious to think, I mean it's still under the "bank" after all.

In the UK the only alternative is Wirex. They charge £1 a month for the card and their spread is pretty goddamn big. I can't be bothered to work it out but I think they're probably going to be quite similar in how much they cost to use.

Wirex are flaky as fuck and their app is constantly going down or they shut down the exchange option to the card on a regular basis. Coinbase may be assholes but at least they run a functioning operation.

The UK is also the world centre of crypto users having their bank accounts closed for no good reason so for me at least a card is an attractive option and worth the cost for occasional use. I don't want any bank involvement if I can help it.

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[o_e_l_e_o]

The UK is also the world centre of crypto users having their bank accounts closed for no good reason so for me at least a card is an attractive option and worth the cost for occasional use. I don't want any bank involvement if I can help it.

Could you not use one of the new digital-only banks like Starling, Monzo, or Revolut? As far as I am aware, they are all pretty crypto friendly, and they all offer cards for free with no fees to use. You obviously have to turn your bitcoins in to fiat and load up your card on your own, but I'd be more than happy to do that if it means I don't have to use Coinbase, never mind their stupid fees.

[gentlemand]

Could you not use one of the new digital-only banks like Starling, Monzo, or Revolut? As far as I am aware, they are all pretty crypto friendly, and they all offer cards for free with no fees to use. You obviously have to turn your bitcoins in to fiat and load up your card on your own, but I'd be more than happy to do that if it means I don't have to use Coinbase, never mind their stupid fees.

They're more twitchy about shutting people down than your average bank. They leach off real banking so they're going to be double anxious to keep them sweet. They're also problematic with plenty of exchanges so to load them you'd have to go through your conventional account so there's no point.

[o_e_l_e_o]

They're more twitchy about shutting people down than your average bank.

Oh well. I thought some of them actually offered in-app cryptocurrency trading? I can't imagine they would be shutting down accounts for being linked to crypto exchanges when they offer cryptocurrencies themselves.

I'm sure this card from Coinbase will have a market, it's just the fees are massively disappointing (as with almost everything to do with Coinbase). I'm also sure they will eventually roll it out worldwide, but I'll be sticking to localbitcoins, thanks.

[gentlemand]

Oh well. I thought some of them actually offered in-app cryptocurrency trading? I can't imagine they would be shutting down accounts for being linked to crypto exchanges when they offer cryptocurrencies themselves.

Last time I checked Revolut lets you 'buy' crypto but you can't withdraw it and you can't deposit it. That makes it rather more locked down than if you were funnelling trillions from some Tor exchange.

All these crypto friendly places seem to fuck up eventually. Fidor was supposed to be the answer to everyone's hopes but you can only send out from it and I've heard of people being fucked by them shutting them down for crypto related stuff.

I'm willing to guess that many people with problems massively abuse these platforms, but plenty of others don't at all.

[RodeoX]

So there is an issuance fee... But what else? What is the rate and is there a transaction fee? I assume there is or it would be a cheaper way to sell.

[TryNinja]

So there is an issuance fee... But what else? What is the rate and is there a transaction fee? I assume there is or it would be a cheaper way to sell.

Apparently, this is more like an money-grab scheme by Coinbase than an actual useful service. Just take a look at those fees:

Can I get a source on that, because if it’s true then that’s pretty terrible.

https://support.coinbase.com/customer/portal/articles/2969910-coinbase-card-faq

£4.95 to buy the card or a replacement card
1% fee on any cash withdrawal over £200 per month.
2% fee on any international cash withdrawal over £200 per month
2.49% "crypto liquidation fee" on any transaction
2.49% + 0.2% on any EEA transaction
2.49% + 3% on any international transaction

It's seriously terrible, but exactly what is to be expected from Coinbase. I really don't know why anyone continues to use this exchange with all their scummy behavior like insider trading and breaking their own rules to list the shitcoin bags that they themselves are holding. Now they want us to pay even more ridiculous fees for the privilege of giving up control of our coins to them. Sorry, but what is the customer getting out of this?

I prefer to sell my BTC and use my bank cc than to support this shitshow from Coinbase.

[o_e_l_e_o]

Last time I checked Revolut lets you 'buy' crypto but you can't withdraw it and you can't deposit it.

Is there any proof that you have actually bought crypto? Or that they have bought it on your behalf? Or is it essentially just a tracker fund?

I prefer to sell my BTC and use my bank cc than to support this shitshow from Coinbase.

Agreed. I can sell my bitcoins for zero or negligible fees peer-to-peer, on localbitcoins, on a number of exchanges, etc., and then use my credit card to earn money on the fiat I am then spending. There is literally no reason I would want to use this card.

[gentlemand]

Is there any proof that you have actually bought crypto? Or that they have bought it on your behalf? Or is it essentially just a tracker fund?

I've never seen links to any actual addresses so best to treat it as a tracker fund indeed. I'd be interested to see what they do when there are violent movements. You hear very, very little about it so I've no idea how much use it's getting. I think you need a paid account to access it.

[LTU_btc]

Wow, these Coinbase fees are ridiculous, especially crypto liqudation fee. So, I would have to pay this fee every time when I want to spend crypto? Sorry, but no. But I think that Coinbase knows well what they are doing, and even with these fees they probably will find enough customers using this card. But with such fees policy, I hope that Coinbase will fail.

Last time I checked Revolut lets you 'buy' crypto but you can't withdraw it and you can't deposit it.

Is there any proof that you have actually bought crypto? Or that they have bought it on your behalf? Or is it essentially just a tracker fund?
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Here is one response from Revolut about crypto:
https://community.revolut.com/t/proof-of-revolut-crypto-account/19440

Your cryptocurrency exposure is stored on our internal ledger (which is a record of all debits, and credits that occur within the Revolut platform) and is used to attribute funds to your account

But actually, there is no proof that Revolut hold that crypto, it's just words

[vit05]

Some people are being very radical. The interesting thing about this proposal is that you can only have Bitcoins in your "savings account" and still buy practically anything. You no longer need to have fiat, for ordinary purchases, if you live in a country served by that card. It is one of the first steps, not the last one, to use Bitcoin as a store of value.

[TryNinja]

Some people are being very radical. The interesting thing about this proposal is that you can only have Bitcoins in your "savings account" and still buy practically anything. You no longer need to have fiat, for ordinary purchases, if you live in a country served by that card. It is one of the first steps, not the last one, to use Bitcoin as a store of value.

And all this for only:

£4.95 for the card
2.49% "crypto liquidation fee" on transactions (yes, 2.5% fee for ALL purchases)
2.49% + 0.2% on EEA transactions
2.49% + 3% on international transactions

From: https://support.coinbase.com/customer/portal/articles/2969910-coinbase-card-faq

No thanks. Like I said, I’m not supporting a bunch of mercenaries for the sake of “supporting Bitcoin usage”.

[Rajbir1994]

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[Noidremained]

one good thing about the coinbase card is that your crypto is only converted to fiat when you spend it on something whilst for a lot of other cards your crypto will be converted to fiat when you top up the card. (and it's available in my country)

[gentlemand]

one good thing about the coinbase card is that your crypto is only converted to fiat when you spend it on something whilst for a lot of other cards your crypto will be converted to fiat when you top up the card. (and it's available in my country)

I have cards that do both. They both have useful points. Sometimes you want to secure a certain amount of fiat ahead of time. It's very annoying when you were planning a purchase and there's a huge change in the exchange rate before you're ready to buy. I wouldn't want only one option.