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Opening Bank Accounts

Legasset Business Legal Services Opening Bank Accounts

Understanding of Opening Bank Accounts Services

Opening bank accounts, whether online or in person, usually involves a standard set of services and requirements that both individuals and businesses must follow. Understanding our services will help simplify the process of opening bank accounts and we will provide you with trusted support every step of the way.

In today’s digital age, the usability of online banking is unrivaled. Legasset is the best choice for those who want to manage their finances easily and securely. With advanced online tools and international expertise, Legasset will provide you with support for seamless banking from the comfort of your home or office. Whether you want to open a personal or business account, Legasset customizes its services to your specific needs, providing trusted legal assistance that combines technological efficiency with comprehensive financial services.

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Benefits of Opening Bank Accounts

Opening bank accounts offers many benefits that are essential for better financial management and security. From securing your funds in insured accounts to facilitating global transactions, banking services allow you to conduct financial transactions for personal and business purposes. They also provide access to basic financial services and help build a favorable credit history, which is important for securing future financial opportunities.

Opening a bank account offers many benefits that can significantly improve the management of both personal and business finances. Among these, five key benefits stand out in particular:

What Documents Are Needed?

When opening bank accounts for a business, it is very important to prepare a complete set of documents to meet regulatory and banking requirements. The process begins with providing identification documents for all major stakeholders and signatories, which typically includes government-issued photo IDs such as passports or driver’s licenses. Essential business documentation, such as Articles of Incorporation or Certificate of Incorporation, confirms the legal recognition of the business. Depending on the nature of the business, a special business license may be required, as well as a Partnership Agreement for business partnerships or an Operating Agreement for LLCs detailing operational and financial protocols.
Personal identification documents are required for all major stakeholders and signatories to the contract. These are usually government issued photo IDs such as passports or driver’s licenses.
Articles of Incorporation or a Certificate of Incorporation validate the legal registration and existence of a company. Additionally, a business license may be required, depending on the industry, to prove the company is authorized to operate within its specific field, ensuring adherence to local laws and regulations.
A Partnership Agreement is crucial for businesses operated by more than one individual. It outlines the responsibilities, profit distribution, and operational rules for all partners, providing a clear framework for business operations and dispute resolution.
For LLCs, an Operating Agreement details the organization’s internal governance, including financial decisions and member roles. This document is integral for banks to understand the structure of your business, influencing account features such as signatory rights and transaction limits.
Verifying the physical location of a business, documents like a recent utility bill, lease agreement, or an official bank statement are necessary. This not only confirms the operation’s base but also aids in compliance with geographic-specific banking laws and regulations.
A Tax Identification Number (TIN) or Employer Identification Number (EIN) is mandatory for all financial transactions and tax purposes. It serves as the primary identifier for the business within governmental and financial systems, facilitating everything from credit approval to tax filings.
The Social Security Number (SSN) of each individual involved is required for further identity checks, linking each person to their financial and legal activities within the business, crucial for background checks and fraud prevention mechanisms.
This formal document indicates which individuals are authorized to open and manage the company’s bank account. It is crucial for banks to ensure that financial transactions are executed by duly authorized persons, thereby safeguarding the company’s assets.
Banks may request the latest financial statements to assess the financial health and stability of the business. This assists in determining the creditworthiness of the company and setting appropriate banking terms and facilities.
A well-written business plan can be requested to assess the strategic direction of the business and its market viability. This document usually describes the business model, key markets, competitive environment and financial projections, providing banks with an indication of the company’s future growth potential.

Steps to open bank accounts

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Prepare Documents
Ensure you have all essential documents ready, such as government-issued IDs (passport or driver’s license), legal documents (Articles of Incorporation, Business License), proof of address, and your Tax Identification Number (TIN/EIN).
Consultation Call
Schedule a consultation with a Legasset specialist to determine the best bank and account type for your business. During the consultation, you will receive expert advice on choosing the right banking institution based on your company’s goals.
Application Process
Legasset will guide you through completing and submitting the application forms. Once pre-approved, submit all required forms and documents to the chosen bank. Legasset will notify you of successful account opening.

Available Bank Account Opening Offers

Please refer to the information below for solution fees, timeframes, and account particulars. Please note that our Segregated, Client Funds and Safeguarding accounts are not listed here, please inquire individually. We can also provide high-risk solutions for Vanuatu and SVG brokers upon request – inquire individually.

Each case is processed differently, thus pricing can vary both ways depending on personal or business nature of account opened. Favourable terms apply to those opening accounts in bulk (2+ bank accounts).

Sample fees – final fees are subject to the banking partner’s final review.

AVAILABLE JURISDICTIONS

MALTA

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DIRECT SEPA AND SWIFT

SEPA Inward transfer: free of charge
SEPA Outward transfer: 4 EUR
Target 2 Inward transfer: 0.1% (min 10 EUR, max 150 EUR)
Target 2 Outward transfer: 10 EUR
SWIFT Inward transfer: 0.1% (min 10 EUR, max 150 EUR)
SWIFT Outward transfer: 0.25% (min 10 EUR, max 60 EUR)

DIRECT SEPA AND SWIFT

SEPA incoming:

- Up to 10,000 = €1
- 10,000.01 to 500,000 = € 4
- 500,000.01 to 1 Mil = € 100
- Over 1 Mil = 0.05%

SEPA outgoing:

- Up to 1,000 = € 1
- 1,000.01 to 500,000 = € 4
- 500,000.01 to 1 Mil = € 100
- Over 1 Mil = 0.05%SWIFT

in/out:

- 0.15% ( € 25 Min, Max € 5,000)

CANADA

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SWIFT & SEPA multi-currency account

- Supports high risk (B2B&B2C)
- Interactive interface with online banking
- SEPA outgoing payment fee 15
- SEPA incoming payment fee 0.3% min 10 EUR
- SWIFT incoming payment fee 0.35% min 10 EUR
- WIFT outgoing payment fee 15% min 10 EUI
- Monthly fee 250 EUR
- Express account opening: + 2500 (5 working days)

CYPRUS

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Inward transfers in EUR, GBP, SEK, DKK, CHF, NOK, BGN, RON, USD

SEPA EUR (<2000 EUR) – FREE
SEPA EUR (2001 - 5000 EUR) – 2 EUR
SEPA EUR (5001 - 50 000 EUR) – 10 EUR
SEPA EUR (>50 001 EUR) – 30 EUR

SWIFT other currency (<2000 EUR)
SWIFT other currency (2001–5000 EUR) – 10 EUR
SWIFT other currency (5001–50 000 EUR) – 15 EUR
SWIFT other currency (>50 001 EUR) – 30 EUR

Outward transfers in EUR:
(<50 000 EUR) 0.15% min 6 EUR, max 12 EUR
(>50 001 EUR) 0.2% min 100 EUR, max 500 EUR

Outward transfers (other currency):
0.2% min 6 EUR, max 500 EUR
Physical visit is required, business has to have local presence in Cyprus

DIRECT SWIFT and SEPA Account

Mlulticurrency account: EUR USD, GBP...

Minimum transaction is 20 EUR.
Cost of transfer is 0,07% + 1% if the transfer is in foreign currency (other than EUR)

Can take high risk: e.g CRYPTO

LATVIA

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Incoming payments:

Credit of incoming payment to the Client's Bank account FREE

Outgoing payments:

EUR Payments – 20 EUR OUR; 15 EUR SHA
USD Payments – 80 EUR OUR; 50 EUR SHA
PLN Payments – 40 EUR OUR; 35 EUR SHA
Other Currencies Payments – 50 EUR OUR; 40 EUR SHA

SEPA Transfers in EUR: 2 EUR

SWIFT transfers EUR: 25 EUR (SHA) if under 50k volume;
70 EUR if over 50k volume

SWIFT transfer USD: 25 EUR (SHA); if urgent transfer needed price will be 60 EUR

SWIFT transfers in other currencies: 45 EUR (SHA)

SWITZERLAND

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Direct Swift and SEPA accounts

Minimum deposit 10 000 EUR

Incoming payments will depend on the amount:
from 0 to 2000 CHF – 15 CHF;
2000–5 000 – 30 CHF;
from 5 000 to 20 000 – 50 CHF;
from 20 000 to 50 000 – 100 CHF;
from 50 000 to 100 000 – 150 CHF;
from 100 000 to 200 000 – 250 CHF

Outgoing payments (transfer outside of EU and Switzerland, internet banking) will depend on the amount:
0 to 2000 CHF – 25 CHF;
2 000–5 000 – 25 CHF;
from 5 000 to 20 000 – 45 CHF:
from 20 000 to 50 000 – 105 CHF;
from 50 000 to 100 000 – 175 CHF;
from 100 000 to 200 000 – 315 CHF;
from 200 000 to 500 000 – 385 CHF;
from 500 000 to 1 000 000 – 455 CHF;
from 1 000 000 to 1 500 000 – 525 CHF;
1 500 000 - 0.045%

Prestigious Swiss bank

Direct Swift and SEPA Account maintenance:
CHF 80 – 150

Incoming transaction fees:
SEPA free, Switzerland free, other directions – 5 CHF

Outgoing transaction fees:
SEPA free, Switzerland free, other destinations – 5 CHF

Remote application + high risk accepted with deposit of up to 2 000 000 EUR

Access to: SWIFT, SEPA, SIC, eur SIC
Incoming payments: FREE
Outgoing payments: 10–50 CHF (dependent on transaction volume)

Currencies – CHF, EUR, USD, SGD

Accepts deposits and withdrawals in BTC, ETH, BCH, XTZ, LTC and XRP

Commission for Digital Asset:

Incoming: FREE
Outgoing: 0.05%-0.2%

CRYPTO company account

Swiss private bank

Multicurrency bank account opening (EUR, USD, CHF...) + Crypto wallet

Wallets: 0,2% of assets under management

Incoming payments 0.05%
Outgoing payments FREE

LITHUANIA

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Direct SWIFT and SEPA account

Merchant account capability

Incoming transaction fees:

SWIFT in 0.25% SEPA in 5 EUR

Outgoing transaction fees:

SWIFT out 0.25% + SWIFT fees (EUR 20-30)

SEPA 0.25% out (+ 25 EUR)

Prestigious Lithuanian bank

Direct Swift and SEPA

Incoming transactions SEPA 0.6 EUR
International transfer 0,1% (min. 5 EUR, max. 15 EUR)

Outgoing transactions SEPA 1 EUR, SWIFT 20 EUR

Prestigious Lithuanian ban

Dedicated SWIFT Account

SEPA (in) FREE
SEPA (out) 2 EUR

Target 2 (incoming) 20 EUR
Target 2 (outgoing) 8 EUR

SWIFT (in) 30 EUR SWIFT (out) 40 EUR

Bank accepts high risk clients and can offer Direct SWIFT

BEST C2B Account option

All clients receive EURO dedicated IBAN

Incoming transactions
SEPA 0.15%
SWIFT 0.5%

Outgoing transactions
SEPA 0.15%
SWIFT 0.5%

Account maintenance
50 EUR - 200 EUR

FOR SUPER HIGH RISK Businesses

SEPA (in): 0.2%, min 5 EUR SWIFT (in): 0.2% + 10 EUR

SEPA (out): 0.2%, min 5 EUR SWIFT: 1.7% + 30 EUR

Monthly maintenance 25 EUR

Incoming payments:

SEPA (EUR from EEA countries)
0.15% (Min 10 EUR, Max 50 EUR)

International 0.25% (Min 25 EUR, Max 120 EUR)

Outgoing payments:

SEPA (EUR to EEA countries) 10 EUR International 0.25% (Min 25 EUR, Max 80 EUR)

Card order 100 EUR Card maintenance 15 EUR

UK

SEPA, SWIFT multi currency

Card Issuance

Available in 37 currencies: AUD; AMD; AUD; BGN; BHD; BYN; CAD; CHF; CNY; CZK; DKK; EUR; GBP; HKD; HRK; HUF; ILS; INR; JMD; JPY; KES; KWD; KZT; MXN; NOK; NZD; OMR; QAR; PLN; RON; SAR; SEK; RM; SGD; THB; TRY; ZAR; USD

Incoming SEPA FREE
Outgoing SEPA from 5 EUR

EU transactions to the rest countries not in the EEA from 20 EUR SHA; from 35 EUR OUR

Transactions in GBP, PLN, NOK, SEK, DKK, BGN, RON, CZK, HUF from 5 EUR

Direct SWIFT and SEPA

Incoming funds
FREE to receive EUR into EUR dedicated account
FREE to receive GBP into GBP dedicated account

Outgoing funds
UK faster payments FREE CHAPS 20 EUR
SWIFT 0.4% + local fee (approx. 1 EUR) + 5.5 EUR SWIFT FEE
SEPA 0.4% + local fee (approx. 1 EUR)

Multicurrency EUR, USD

Incoming funds: FREE

SEPA (out) 0.35 EUR
SWIFT (out) 75 EUR

+ card issuance High risk

UK

Multicurrency IBAN that can support 15+ currencies

Account maintenance 70 EUR

Incoming SEPA 0.1% min 2 EUR
Incoming SWIFT 0.1% min 2 EUR
Incoming Faster Payments 0.1% min 2 GBP
Incoming CHAPS 0.1% min 20 EUR
Outgoing SEPA 0.25% min 2 EUR

Outgoing SWIFT:

0-5000 – 25 EUR
5000-20000 – 35 EUR
20000-50000 – 50 EUR
50000-100000 – 70 EUR
100000+ – 120 EUR
Outgoing Faster payments GBP 0.25% min 2 GBP
Outgoing CHAPS 0.25% min 20 EUR

Top tier correspondent banks, such as Barclays, Lloyds and others

- transaction fees are flexible
- API integration
- 30+ currencies
- FX exchange
- mass payments

Incoming fee: 0.2-0.3%
Outgoing fees:

(SWIFT) - £20-30 UK GBP (FPS) - £0.5-3 EURO (SEPA) - £2-5 FX G3 - 0.06% to 1% FX G10 - 0.12% to 1.25% Monthly account maintenance 100-200 EUR

Top tier correspondent banks, such as Barclays, Lloyds and others

- transaction fees are flexible
- API integration
- 30+ currencies
- FX exchange
- mass payments

***Sample fees
Incoming funds 0.8-1.5%
SEPA outgoing £10-15
SWIFT outgoing £30-40
UK GBP Monthly account maintenance 300-600 EUR

LUXEMBOURG

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Multi Currency bank account opening (EUR, USD, GBP, ...)

Provides seamless API integration, as well as POBO and COBO capabilities for financial institutions and banks

**Sample fees - final fees are subject to the banking partner's final review

SEPA incoming FREE

SEPA 5 EUR under 10,000 EUR payment value, 15 EUR for payments over 10,000 EUR

SWIFT incoming 20 EUR
SWIFT 0.15% maximum 250 EUR

SLOVAKIA

Multicurrency account: EUR, GBP USD, CHF, CAD

SEPA EUR incoming: 0.2 EUR
SWIFT incoming: 0.2-0.3 EUR depending on the currency

SEPA outgoing: 1.5 EUR
SWIFT outgoing: 30-40 EUR depending on the currency

IRELAND

Multicurrency EUR and GBP

Incoming wire transfer: 0.49 GBP
Outgoing wire transfer: 0.49 GBP

Monthly fee: FREE
DEBIT card issuance

SPAIN

Account opening via Santander, BBVA, La Caixa Bank

Currencies: EUR, USD, ...

SEPA in 5-15 EUR
SEPA out 0.2%

SWIFT in 0.25%
SWIFT out 0.2%

Can open for international companies

LIECHTENSTEIN

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Direct SWIFT and SEPA accounts

Multi-currency account (CHF, USD, EUR, ...)

Incoming payments: FREE

Outgoing payments::

5 CHF if transfer volume below 5000 CHF
10 CHF if transfer volume above 5001 CHF

USD SWIFT: 0.2%
EUR SWIFT 0.1%

Accepts crypto companies with turnover greater than 4 500 000 EUR yearly

Direct SWIFT and SEPA

Multi-currency account (EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, ...)

Incoming payments are free

Outgoing payments:

up to 100 000 - 50 EUR
100,000-350,000 - 100 EUR
up to 1 million - 500 EUR
up to 5 million - 750 EUR
from 5 million - 1000 EUR

Can accommodate medium risk businesses with deposit of 500 000 EUR

BULGARIA

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TOP 10 Global bank

Options include:
- Citibank
- Raiffeisen bank
- Unicredit bank

Swift 0.15% - 0.3% (depending on volume and client risk level) SEPA 5-15 EUR (depending on volume and client risk level)

Direct SWIFT and SEPA accounts

7 Different Currencies (including USD)

FREE Incoming SEPA & SWIFT

SEPA OUT 1 EUR SWIFT

OUT 10-15 EUR

FREE monthly usage

ARMENIA

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TOP 10 Armenian bank

Low cost SWIFT availability + NON CRS jurisdiction

Offshore companies can be onboarded

High risk companies accepted

BVI

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Account opening via Santander, BBVA, La Caixa Bank

Monthly account opening fee varies case by case 100-500$

Incoming and outgoing SWIFT min 60$:
Incoming transfers are charged at a flat rate min 60$
Outgoing transfers are charged as a % min 60$

Can take offshore companies

PUERTO RICO

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Direct Swift through New York Metropolitan bank

Incoming ACH wire: FREE
Incoming Domestic SWIFT: 20$
Incoming International SWIFT: 25$

Outgoing ACH wire: 3$
Outgoing Domestic SWIFT: 35$
Outgoing International SWIFT: 60$

Direct Swift

Currencies: USD, EUR, CAD, GBP, CHF, JPY and PLN

Transfer size: 0-15000$
Incoming transfer cost: 30$
Outgoing transfer cost: 50$

Transfer size: 15000-60000$
Incoming transfer cost: 55$
Outgoing transfer cost: 75$

Transfer size: 60000$+
Incoming transfer cost: 130$
Outgoing transfer cost: 150$

Initial deposit minimum 10000$

International SWIFT: 50$
Minimum balance: 2500$, otherwise 50$ monthly fee
Return wire: 25$

API usage and integration: FREE
Monthly maintenance: FREE

DOMINICA

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SWIFT AND SEPA ACCOUNT

Multi-currency accounts:

1. Payout via Wire, EFT, P2P, Fund any Visa/MC/UnionPay
2. Mass Transfer Payments via CSV/XML file upload, or via API
3. Versatile API, with IPN capability SEPA, SWIFT, ACH transfers
Debit Card issuance

Monthly maintenance FREE

Incoming SEPA: $8.95
Incoming SWIFT: 0.05% (min $25)
Incoming USD, ACH: $5
Outgoing EUR/USD: 0.05% (min $50)
Outgoing other currency: 0.05% (min $50)
Outgoing ACH: $5
Funds transfer to any VISA/MasterCard, UnionPay Card: $5 + 2.95%

SWIFT and SEPA account opening

It is possible to open a multi-currency account (including HKD, CNY, USD, GBP, AUD, EUR, ...)

Incoming funds 0.5% (maximum 500 EUR) (SEPA + SWIFT)

SWIFT outgoing: 0.75% (maximum 900 EUR)
SEPA outgoing 0.5% (min 10 EUR, maximum 500 EUR)

Take all high risk that have a license

SEPA, SWIFT capabilities

EUR, USD, GBP + other currencies are possible on demand crypto exchange

Incoming SEPA/SWIFT: 1.5%

Outgoing SEPA: 1.25% (min 6 EUR)
Outgoing SWIFT: 2% (min 40 EUR)

BAHAMAS

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Initial deposit minimum 300 000$

Multicurrency account: EUR, USD, GBP, CHF

Also offers dedicated relationship manager, trading account, and private banking program for customers

ISLE OF MAN

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SWIFT AND SEPA ACCOUNT

Multicurrency account 20+ currencies (GBP, HKD, EUR, USD, ...)

BACS: 0.5 GBP
FASTER PAYMENTS: 2 GBP
CHAPS: 25 GBP

SWIFT: 25 GBP

SAINT LUCIA

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Custom flexible banking solution - inquire individually

Minimum account balance - 5 000 USD

MAURITIUS

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Multicurrency account (EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, etc..)

Minimum account balance: 5000 GBP

Incoming SWIFT: FREE
Outgoing SWIFT: 60$

Debit card issuance: FREE

USA

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ACH transfer: 5-10$
Domestic SWIFT: 40$
International SWIFT: 70$

Monthly minimum commitment 1000$

CRYPTO friendly US bank

US Corporate account opening:

- USD dedicated account
- Online and mobile banking
- SWIFT, ACH payments

Minimum deposit opening: $100
Monthly account maintenance: $15 (can be avoided if minimum daily average balance is maintained at $15,000)

ACH incoming transactions: FREE
ACH outgoing transactions: $15

SWIFT incoming transactions: $25
SWIFT outgoing transactions: $30

NEVIS

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Solutions offered:

- Personal Banking
- Business Banking
- Trust and Escrow Accounts
- Asset Management
- Investment Advisory
- Fund Custodian Services
- Family Office Wealth Planning
- Investment Banking & Brokerage

SWIFT wire transfers in multiple currencies, including third party wires: USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, CHF, AED, JPY, AUD, SGD, HKD

Multicurrency SWIFT: USD, EUR

Minimum balance: NO
Account maintenance fee: FREE

Minimum deposit: 100 000 USD

SWIFT (in): 25 USD
SWIFT (out): 70 USD

CZECH REPUBLIC

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- Direct SEPA
- Direct SWIFT

Currencies: EUR, GBP, SGD, ILS, CAD, AUD, HKD, CZK, CHF, DKK, etc.

Easy transfers of the most popular crypto currencies: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Ethereum and Ripple

Instant exchange crypto to fiat and fiat to crypto

Free Crypto API integration

Prepaid cards for residents of EEA, Turkey or Israel (for company’s UBOs, directors, employees, clients)

White Label Solution for issuing SEPA IBANs for merchant’s corporate clients + free API

Integration on merchant’s platform (available only for FCA/EMI licensed companies)

BELIZE

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Available currencies: USD, EUR, CHF, CAD, GBP

Outgoing transfer: 100 USD
Incoming wire transfers: 10 USD

Incoming funds: 10 USD

Payment within the USA: 60 USD
International SWIFT: 75 USD

ST. VINCENT AND
THE GRENADINES

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Multicurrency account: USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, CAD, S$

SWIFT al currencies (in): 25 USD
SWIFT USD (out): 50-75 USD
SWIFT other currency (out): 60-80 USD

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