# Coinbase charges 25% to stake Tezos

**URL:** <https://forum.cardano.org/t/coinbase-charges-25-to-stake-tezos/30892>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [19 February 2020 13:27 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/coinbase-charges-25-to-stake-tezos/30892 "2020-02-19T13:27:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Donnybaseball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/donnybaseball/32/8064_2.png) [@Donnybaseball](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Donnybaseball)\
**Post date:** [19 February 2020 13:27 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/coinbase-charges-25-to-stake-tezos/30892/1 "2020-02-19T13:27:19Z")

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I think this is good actually as it discourages centralization on exchanges:

> **[Coinbase Under Fire for Charging 25% Commission for Tezos Staking - BeInCrypto](https://beincrypto.com/coinbase-under-fire-for-charging-25-commission-for-tezos-staking/)**
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> Coinbase is charging people 25 percent to stake Tezos (XTZ) on its platform — which has left many users outraged and demanding answers.

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**Author:** ![CryptoWinkie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/cryptowinkie/32/20628_2.png) [@CryptoWinkie](https://forum.cardano.org/u/CryptoWinkie)\
**Post date:** [19 February 2020 17:31 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/coinbase-charges-25-to-stake-tezos/30892/2 "2020-02-19T17:31:00Z")

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Wow, that’s excessive. I agree 100% that hopefully it will discourage centralization on exchanges. I never store anything on exchanges.