Coinbase removed 48 sentences from its User Agreement on March 6, 2026, primarily eliminating the entire Direct Deposit feature section that previously allowed users to receive paychecks and government benefits via virtual account numbers. The updated agreement no longer describes enrollment procedures, the nature of virtual accounts, or routing number functionality for this service. This removal means Direct Deposit is no longer a documented feature available under the stated terms, though the operational status of the service itself is unclear from this change alone.
Consumers: Users no longer have contractual documentation describing how to enroll in or use Direct Deposit for receiving paychecks or government benefits.
The updated User Agreement no longer includes the Direct Deposit feature section that previously permitted users to arrange paycheck and government benefit deposits into their Coinbase Account via virtual account and routing numbers. Users who relied on or planned to use Direct Deposit will no longer find enrollment instructions, eligibility criteria, or service descriptions in the stated terms. The removal does not clarify whether Coinbase has discontinued the service entirely or simply removed its documentation from this agreement.
→ Check Coinbase Help Center or contact support to confirm Direct Deposit's current operational status.
→ If currently using Direct Deposit, verify whether the service remains available or identify alternative deposit methods before the next paycheck cycle.
Entire section documenting paycheck and government benefit deposit functionality, including enrollment, virtual account mechanics, and eligibility criteria, was removed from the agreement.
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Coinbase removed 48 sentences documenting the Direct Deposit feature from its User Agreement. The removal eliminates contractual language describing virtual account functionality, enrollment procedures, and service scope. This creates ambiguity about the feature's operational status …
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