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I was wondering: What is the best way to get money in and out of HIVE ... without getting stung?

Back in the days of STEEM, I was planning on using Blocktrades and a Coinbase wallet. I would then transfer money from Coinbase to my bank account.

Blocktrades is a black box that does not give information on price. Coinbase is notorious for sneaking fees into transactions.  If I wanted to withdraw $10 in HIVE through Blocktrades and Coinbase, how much will I get in my wallet?

Would it be better to use a more robust path from HIVE to bank account such as bittrex?

Finally, what is the ideal size for transactions in and out of HIVE. If I wanted to transact, say $100, would I do better using multiple small transactions or one large transactions. Do transactions over a thousand dollars get better or worse treatment than small transactions?

Is it better move HIVE about as full or fractional units. If I had 10.007 HIVE to transfer, would it be better to just round to 10?

I tried one small transactions through Blocktrades to Coinbase and received only 90% of the going price of HIVE in my Coinbase account.

PS: I've been examining transactions on HiveBlocks.com . It appears that Bittrex is more popular than Blocktrades. The transactions don't show the fees charged in the transaction.

https://hiveblocks.com/@bittrex

https://hiveblocks.com/@blocktrades