Coinbase shares your personal data with a range of third-party vendors including companies that analyze cryptocurrency transaction activity on the blockchain.
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Sharing transaction data with blockchain analytics companies means that your crypto wallet addresses and transaction histories may be analyzed for compliance and risk purposes by specialized firms, combining on-chain public data with your identity information held by Coinbase.
Interpretive note: The specific blockchain analytics vendors are not named in the policy, and the precise scope of data shared with each vendor type cannot be fully determined from the policy text alone.
Current version consolidates three separate sharing provisions into one, removes specific mention of advertising partners and targeted advertising, downgraded from high to medium severity, and removes detailed justifications about AML and ecosystem integrity.
View full change record →The policy authorizes sharing of user identity and transaction data with blockchain analytics companies, which can link a user's legal identity to their on-chain wallet activity in ways that extend beyond the Coinbase platform and may affect privacy across the broader blockchain ecosystem.
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"We may share personal information with third-party service providers and partners who support our business operations, including identity verification providers, payment processors, analytics providers, marketing partners, and blockchain analytics companies.Excerpt from Coinbase's Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Sharing identity-linked transaction data with blockchain analytics vendors engages GDPR data processor requirements under Article 28, requiring written data processing agreements with each sub-processor.
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Sharing transaction data with blockchain analytics companies means that your crypto wallet addresses and transaction histories may be analyzed for compliance and risk purposes by specialized firms, combining on-chain public data with your identity information held by Coinbase.
The policy authorizes sharing of user identity and transaction data with blockchain analytics companies, which can link a user's legal identity to their on-chain wallet activity in ways that extend beyond the Coinbase platform and may affect privacy across the broader blockchain ecosystem.
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