Who charges what: crypto transfer fees explained
There are two different fees on any transfer, and they are charged by different people. Knowing which is which tells you what you can actually control.
When you send crypto there can be two separate charges, and confusing them makes it impossible to tell whether you are getting a fair deal.
The network fee
This one is charged by the blockchain, not by any company. It pays the people running the network to include your transaction in a block. On Ethereum it is called gas, and it rises and falls with demand, sometimes sharply.
Nobody can waive it, because nobody receives it. A service that claims to remove network fees is either paying them for you out of its own pocket or quietly widening something else.
The service fee
This is what the wallet or exchange charges on top, and it is entirely a business decision. It can be a flat amount, a percentage, or nothing.
It is also where the real differences between providers sit. Comparing total cost means asking what the service takes, separately from what the network takes.
Where BYCRYPTO stands
BYCRYPTO charges no transfer fee until 31 December 2026 — no fee to receive, no fee to send, however often you send, and no monthly charge for holding a balance.
The network fee still applies to any transfer, because that one is charged by the chain. Choosing TRC20 over ERC20 for stablecoins is usually the single biggest thing you can do to reduce it.