How to sell bitcoin on Coinbase or on Coinbase pro

So you've made good gains from your bitcoin purchase and, you are ready to take profits. Depending on where you store your bitcoin you will need to sell them on an exchange, in this how-to, we will provide a step by step guide on how to sell bitcoin on Coinbase.

We are going to cover the following topics

1. How to sell bitcoin on Coinbase
2. How to sell bitcoin on Coinbase pro

What you will need before selling

1. Account on Coinbase
2. Verify and add your payment method

How to sell bitcoin on Coinbase

1. Login to your Coinbase account
2. Select the sell tab
3. Input the amount of bitcoin you will like to sell and hit the sell button
4. Click Buy/sell button at top of your account

It is cheaper to sell bitcoin with Coinbase pro compared to selling with your Coinbase account.

How to sell bitcoin on Coinbase pro

1. Go to pro.coinbase.com if you are already login in your Coinbase account
2. Select the sell tab

We will recommend selling with a limit order and not with a market order. With a market order, you are selling at the current price while with limit order you can set the price you will like to sell your bitcoin.

           3.  Select the limit tab and input the amount and limit price you will like to sell your bitcoin.

           4. Hit the place sell order button