There are two costs, and both are shown before you commit to anything. There is no third one, and there is never a payment you have to make to receive your own funds.
The platform fee
- A percentage of the trade. For P2P trades it is split between the two parties; for Business Escrow it is a percentage by tier, with an extra for a dedicated arbiter if the room chooses one.
- Quoted in full before either side accepts, in the trade itself.
- Deducted from the escrow at release. Nobody sends it anywhere.
- The exact rates are in Fees, and they are the same for everyone.
The network fee
- When you withdraw crypto from your iEscrow balance to an external wallet, the blockchain charges a network fee. It depends on the network you choose, not on us.
- It is shown before you confirm the withdrawal and taken from the amount you withdraw.
- Moving crypto inside the platform (funding a trade from your balance, receiving a release) has no network fee: nothing goes on-chain until you withdraw.
What is never a fee
- A "release fee", "insurance", "tax clearance", "account upgrade" or "verification deposit" to get your money. These do not exist on iEscrow. Anyone asking for one in our name is a scammer (Does a real escrow ever ask you to pay a fee to release your money?).
- Opening a dispute. It is free; the arbiter decides on the evidence.
- Registering, verifying your identity, or connecting an AI agent.
Before accepting any trade, the fee line is on the screen. If a trade ever shows a cost you did not see before accepting, do not accept it and tell us through Official channels.