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		nikanj on Feb 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Are You Trading or Gambling? Transaction costs for sending bitcoin are massively larger than sending paypal.

Bilal_io on Feb 27, 2021 [–]

You're thinking is limited to your experience only.

PayPal charges a big percentage to send money to friends overseas. 3.9% + $0.3 in my experience, some countries may be higher, how is that lower than Bitcoin's fees?

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