Coinbase can hand your personal and financial data to law enforcement or government agencies — often without telling you — when legally required or when Coinbase believes it is necessary.
Changed from conditional 'compelled to do so' language to more expansive 'as required by applicable law,' removed specific references to 'User Agreement violations,' and added explicit statement that notification is not required in all circumstances.
View full change record →Your complete transaction history, account details, and identity information can be disclosed to law enforcement or government agencies without your knowledge, which is particularly significant given Coinbase's obligations under BSA/AML reporting requirements including Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
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As a cryptocurrency platform subject to FinCEN reporting obligations, Coinbase processes a high volume of government data requests; users may not be aware their account and transaction data has been disclosed to authorities.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision is driven by BSA/FinCEN obligations (31 U.S.C. §5318, 31 CFR Chapter X) requiring SARs and CTRs; IRS reporting obligations (26 U.S.C. §6050W, 1099-DA requirements); OFAC compliance (50 U.S.C. §1701 et seq.); state money transmission laws; GDPR Art. 6(1)(c) (legal obligation) and Art. 23 (restrictions on data subject rights); and ECPA (18 U.S.C. §2701 et seq.) governing electronic communications disclosures to law enforcement. Enforcement: FinCEN, IRS, OFAC, DOJ, state financial regulators. (2)
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