Correction · 1 October 2026. Unverified exchange charges, the purported 23-exchange median and unsupported network-fee statistics were removed. Illustrations are explicitly separated from actual quotes. The original publication date and URL are retained. This is a source-based editorial correction, not an independent security audit.
A withdrawal charge is the amount your provider quotes you. A network fee is the difference between a transaction’s input and output totals. These amounts can differ, especially when a provider batches many withdrawals. Neither number alone tells you the provider’s profit.
What can be checked before withdrawing
Read the authenticated preview for the exact coin, network and account. Save the quoted amount, charge, minimum and expected recipient amount. Public schedules can change, and a third-party comparison is not a substitute for the final quote. Kraken’s official withdrawal page explicitly directs users to current fees; this article does not present a stale LTC charge as a live quote.
Coinbase’s own disclosure explains that user estimates for a batch may exceed its final network fee. That supports the distinction between an estimate charged to customers and the fee paid on chain. It does not establish its net margin after custody, operations and other costs.
Calculate the impact on the amount you receive
| Requested LTC | Illustrative charge · LTC | Received · LTC | Charge / requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.001 | 0.009 | 10% |
| 0.1 | 0.001 | 0.099 | 1% |
| 1 | 0.001 | 0.999 | 0.1% |
The subtraction above assumes the charge is deducted from the requested amount. Some interfaces charge it separately. Check which convention applies before comparing providers. For a purchase, include funding, FX, trading and withdrawal costs in the delivered-cost calculator.
After broadcast
- Obtain the actual transaction ID, rather than the withdrawal-request ID.
- Use the transaction checker to match the complete destination and output amount.
- Read the total transaction fee. If there are many recipients, do not call that whole fee the cost of your output.
- Compare the actual receipt with the quote. Record any difference before contacting support.
For example, fifty customers charged 0.001 LTC each contribute 0.05 LTC. If a hypothetical batch pays 0.0003 LTC on chain, the difference is 0.0497 LTC before other costs. That arithmetic is an illustration, not an observation of a named exchange or proof of profit.
Network costs depend on construction
The same payment can occupy different virtual sizes because of input types, input count and change. Our signed-size measurements demonstrate that difference. The old article’s universal 225-vbyte transaction and unsupported market median of 23 exchanges have been removed. A fee rate and measured size can model a fee; neither guarantees a confirmation time.
Sources and checks
Sources checked on 1 October 2026. Historical figures are labelled by their reporting period; illustrative calculations are not observed market results.
