A major platform's fee adjustment sparks heated discussion: trading costs for beginner accounts may become a bottleneck

GasFeeLady · 2026-01-18T01:06:09+00:00

A data analytics platform leader criticized a leading compliant platform for having excessively high trading fee rates. Public account information shows that their fees increased due to account level adjustments. This has sparked discussions in the market about exchange fee structures and pricing strategies.

GasFeeLady

2026-01-18 01:06:09

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【Blockchain Rhythm】The head of a certain data analysis platform recently criticized the trading fee rates of a leading compliant platform on social media, openly stating that the fee level is truly outrageous. According to the account information disclosed by the platform, his account level has been adjusted to Basic Level 1, with the taker fee rate rising to 1.2% and the maker fee rate at 0.6%. This fee tier is calculated based on the trading volume and held assets over the past 30 days. From this case, it is evident that the exchange’s fee structure creates significant differentiation for users with different activity levels, which has also sparked market discussions on the platform’s pricing strategy.

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AirDropMissed

· 6h ago

1.2% taker fee? That's outrageous. Are they trying to drive people away or just making money? A beginner account gets stuck like this—who would still want to play on this platform? With such fee policies, I'd rather go to decentralized exchanges; at least no one gives me a hard time. This platform is really getting more and more stingy. It was acceptable before, but now it's truly excessive. Talking about 30-day trading volume? Then I won't trade at all and will remain a beginner forever. They're forcing me to leave.

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ContractExplorer

· 6h ago

1.2% taker fee? This guy must be losing out big time. --- The beginner tier is directly taking off; this fee structure is basically discouraging small investors. --- Wait, only 0.6% for placing an order? That price difference is a bit harsh. --- The King of Volatility platform really, fee tiers are also divided into three, six, nine levels—are they forcing people to go elsewhere? --- Here's the question: is a 30-day zeroing period really fair? Beginners will never get out of this trap. --- Basically, if you're not active enough, they'll cut you down—it's the old trick of cutting the leeks. --- But on the other hand, this actually pushes market demand. Is it possible that other platforms are starting to get competitive? --- Level 1 for beginners is a "surprise" from the platform, meaning you have to trade to prove your loyalty. --- 1.2% is really outrageous; I'm just going to pack up and leave. --- This differentiated pricing should have been criticized long ago. How long have they been holding it in?

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RugPullAlarm

· 6h ago

1.2% taker fee rate? This clearly aims to push retail investors out. The 30-day algorithm is too short to accumulate levels. The exchange's tier system is just a money concentration harvesting machine. Large traders' fees are getting lower, while small traders are paying more. It's a typical Matthew effect. Honestly, looking at this operation, it reminds me of the fee black box of a certain leading platform before. Can't the on-chain data be more transparent for verification? The initial tier setting is purely to filter users, blocking low-frequency traders. True retail self-rescue still depends on paying more attention to capital flows. A 6x taker fee rate for orders is outrageous. Is it obviously forcing market makers or what?

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯

· 6h ago

1.2% taker fee? Is this platform just ripping off users or what? It’s outrageous. --- Primary accounts are directly sidelined, and the fee rates keep soaring—absolutely ridiculous. --- How can this pricing strategy be so brazen? --- Forget it, I’ll just play on other platforms. Getting ripped off makes me doubt life. --- Under the guise of differentiation, secretly scamming small retail investors—so shady. --- Is this how compliant platforms operate? What about non-compliant ones? --- Wow, the fees are actually this high. Small retail investors really can’t survive. --- Looks like assets need to be pooled together to negotiate better prices. --- Is this the treatment for "top-tier platforms"? Feels like I’ve been played. --- Fee rates are getting more and more outrageous. Sooner or later, the platform will be ruined.

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Rugpull幸存者

· 7h ago

1.2% taker fee? What is this platform thinking, blatantly ripping off retail investors like this? --- Primary accounts are just a synonym for being exploited; such blatant differential treatment, is it shameless? --- The fee rates are so outrageous, someone should stand up and call out support for that guy's criticism. --- I checked my account... Oh my God, I’ve been downgraded to the primary level too. What kind of ridiculous differential pricing is this? --- Even compliant platforms play like this? Thinking they are big players and can charge whatever they want? --- Basically, they dislike small retail trading volume and just use the fee rate to push people out. --- Deciding fee rates based on 30-day trading volume? Then I’m bound to get ripped off. --- This fee structure is truly outrageous; primary users are practically second-class citizens. --- Wow, it reminds me of my previous experience on this platform. Turns out, it was worth the trip. --- All these self-destructive operations make people increasingly want to switch to other platforms.

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