Coinbase removed references to Secured USDC (a digital asset holding mechanism tied to its One Card product) from its core asset protection language. The previous terms explicitly permitted transfers of Supported Digital Assets for Secured USDC purposes under the One Card agreement. The updated terms now state Coinbase will not sell, transfer, loan, or otherwise handle your assets except as required by law or as you instruct, removing all mentions of the Secured USDC exception and related restrictions on withdrawals. This operational change means users can no longer designate USDC as Secured USDC within the main User Agreement, and the carve-outs allowing Coinbase to comply with third-party secured party instructions without user consent have been eliminated from the core terms.
Consumers: Users can no longer designate USDC as Secured USDC within the main User Agreement, eliminating the prior withdrawal restrictions and loss-of-instruction-authority tied to that designation.
The updated terms eliminate language that previously allowed Coinbase to restrict your withdrawals if you designated USDC as Secured USDC and to comply with third-party secured party instructions without your consent. Under the revised agreement, Coinbase will not transfer, loan, or otherwise handle your Supported Digital Assets except as required by law or as you instruct. This means the One Card Secured USDC mechanism is no longer integrated into the core asset protection clause, and users no longer face withdrawal restrictions or loss of instruction authority tied to that designation. If you currently hold Secured USDC under a separate One Card cardholder agreement, that agreement remains in effect but is no longer cross-referenced in the main User Agreement's asset protection section.
→ If you currently hold Secured USDC under a Coinbase One Card agreement, review that separate cardholder agreement to confirm what withdrawal restrictions and instruction authority provisions still apply.
→ Clarify with Coinbase support whether Secured USDC remains available as a product feature and under what terms.
This is the 3rd significant Rights Removal change Coinbase has made since ConductAtlas began monitoring.
ConductAtlas has recorded 4 material changes to this document over 56 days of monitoring (since March 2026). An additional minor or cosmetic changes were excluded.
2 of Coinbase's significant changes have been classified as negative for consumers.
Removed explicit carve-out permitting transfers of Supported Digital Assets for Secured USDC purposes under the One Card agreement; now states Coinbase will not transfer assets except as required by law or as instructed by the user.
Removed language allowing users to designate USDC as Secured, face withdrawal restrictions on that amount, and allowing Coinbase to prioritize third-party secured party instructions over user instructions without further consent.
This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
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