#CryptoFees101 What are crypto fees and how to reduce them.
Fees are a part of every crypto transaction. Understanding where they come from can help save money.
1. Types of Fees
Trading Fee
— Charged when buying/selling cryptocurrency on an exchange.
— On Binance: from 0.1%, with a discount when paying with BNB.
Network Fees
— Payments to miners or validators for processing transactions (depends on the network — Ethereum, BNB Chain, etc.).
— Not controlled by the exchange.
Withdrawal Fee
— A fixed fee for transferring assets from the exchange to an external wallet.
2. Maker vs Taker
Maker — creates an order that adds liquidity (usually lower fee).
Taker — executes an existing order (often higher fee).
3. How to reduce costs?
Paying fees in BNB = -25%
Trading during low activity hours = less load, cheaper network fees
Using Layer 2 (for example, Arbitrum, Optimism) for withdrawals.
And don't forget about futures companies, especially the funding rate, as it can take away your entire deposit.
Something like that!