This provision authorizes Coinbase to suspend or terminate user accounts and discontinue services at any time, with or without prior notice, at its sole discretion, and without liability to the user.
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This clause establishes that Coinbase retains broad operational authority to restrict or terminate account access, which may affect users' ability to access, withdraw, or transfer digital assets during the period of suspension or termination.
The updated terms establish a new arrangement for USDC designated as 'Secured USDC' in connection with the Coinbase One Card. Under the revised language, if you designate USDC in your wallet as Secured USDC, you agree that Coinbase may transfer that amount to a third party designated as the secured party, and you will be restricted from withdrawing or transferring those funds. Additionally, the secured party's instructions to Coinbase regarding those assets take priority over any conflicting instructions you provide. The agreement states that you consent to all such permitted transfers. This arrangement operates independently of amounts owed to Coinbase, meaning Secured USDC will not be debited to satisfy debts you owe to Coinbase.
View change record →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.
View change record →The updated terms establish a new exception to the prior prohibition on transferring user digital assets. Previously, Coinbase stated it would not transfer assets except as required by law or per user instruction. The revised language now permits Coinbase to transfer USDC designated as 'Secured USDC' to third parties pursuant to a Coinbase One Card cardholder agreement. Users who elect to use this feature agree they will be restricted from withdrawing or transferring the secured portion, and they consent to Coinbase following instructions from a designated secured party without further user approval, even if those instructions conflict with the user's own orders to Coinbase. The full terms of this arrangement are stated to be in Appendix 4, which is not included in this summary.
View change record →Under this clause, Coinbase may suspend or close accounts without advance notice and without incurring liability, which could temporarily or permanently affect users' access to funds and digital assets held on the platform.
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"Coinbase may, in its sole discretion and without liability to you, with or without prior notice and at any time, modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any portion of our Services, and/or suspend or terminate your account and your access to the Services.— Excerpt from Coinbase's Coinbase User Agreement
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Account suspension and termination provisions in financial services agreements interact with FinCEN requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act, which may require account restrictions pending compliance review, and with applicable state money transmission regulations that may impose notice and access requirements for account closures. The CFPB has authority to evaluate whether unilateral account suspension practices constitute unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The 'sole discretion' and 'without liability' language is common in financial services and platform agreements, but the absence of minimum notice requirements and the breadth of discretion may create exposure under state money transmission laws that require reasonable notice before account closure. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California, New York, and other states with active money transmission licensing regimes may impose additional procedural requirements on account closures. Users subject to compliance-related account restrictions may have limited recourse under the agreement's arbitration and liability limitation provisions. 4) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Institutional users should assess the operational continuity risk of unilateral account suspension when using Coinbase for treasury, trading, or client asset management purposes. Contingency planning for unexpected account access restrictions should be evaluated as part of vendor risk management. 5) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: The 'without liability' clause limits Coinbase's contractual exposure for losses arising from account suspensions, including potential market losses during the suspension period. Institutional users should evaluate whether this liability limitation is acceptable in the context of their overall digital asset strategy.
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This clause establishes that Coinbase retains broad operational authority to restrict or terminate account access, which may affect users' ability to access, withdraw, or transfer digital assets during the period of suspension or termination.
Under this clause, Coinbase may suspend or close accounts without advance notice and without incurring liability, which could temporarily or permanently affect users' access to funds and digital assets held on the platform.
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