According to RemitRoutes data (week of 2026-06-29), crypto and stablecoin rails average -0.67% of the transfer amount in total cost across 323 corridors, versus 0.66% for traditional banks and fintechs across 364 corridors. Median total cost is 0.22% (crypto) versus 0.50% (traditional).
This is the only live, measured index of crypto-versus-traditional remittance cost — recomputed every 6 hours from real provider quotes, not modelled or surveyed. Explore the full corridor league table.
Total cost = transfer fee + FX markup. Methodology.