Impending discontinuation of Coinbase dollar payouts
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 11:26 am
In early September, Prohashing will discontinue support for US dollar payouts through Coinbase.
The reason for the discontinuation is that we are adding a better option for payouts into the legacy banking system - direct ACH. ACH will be a much cheaper method for customers, costing zero fees when the payouts are above the free payout threshold. Coinbase charges 1.9% and has a $10 minimum, which they pass onto our customers. Additionally, with Coinbase, balances need to be held in bitcoins until the actual payout, which can lead to less money being earned when bitcoins fall in value. The new ACH method will allow us to continually sell bitcoins every 15 minutes, so that we can promise a stable value to customers.
Once this change is effective, all other Coinbase payout options other than US dollars will remain in effect. Affected customers will receive payouts in the remaining payout proportions until they add their bank account and routing number for ACH transfers, if they choose to continue legacy banking payouts.
The reason for the discontinuation is that we are adding a better option for payouts into the legacy banking system - direct ACH. ACH will be a much cheaper method for customers, costing zero fees when the payouts are above the free payout threshold. Coinbase charges 1.9% and has a $10 minimum, which they pass onto our customers. Additionally, with Coinbase, balances need to be held in bitcoins until the actual payout, which can lead to less money being earned when bitcoins fall in value. The new ACH method will allow us to continually sell bitcoins every 15 minutes, so that we can promise a stable value to customers.
Once this change is effective, all other Coinbase payout options other than US dollars will remain in effect. Affected customers will receive payouts in the remaining payout proportions until they add their bank account and routing number for ACH transfers, if they choose to continue legacy banking payouts.