Coinbase · Coinbase User Agreement

Intellectual Property and User Content License

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Why it matters

Users should understand that any content or data they provide to Coinbase may be used by the company for its own purposes within the scope of the license granted.

Consumer impact

Coinbase's User Agreement gives the company broad unilateral powers to suspend accounts, freeze funds, and reverse transactions with limited notice, directly affecting your access to your money and cryptocurrency. In the event of Coinbase's insolvency, cryptocurrency held in your Coinbase account may be treated as Coinbase's property under bankruptcy law, leaving you as an unsecured creditor rather than the outright owner of your assets. You can withdraw your cryptocurrency to a self-custodied hardware or software wallet to avoid platform insolvency risk, and you can opt out of mandatory arbitration by sending written notice to Coinbase within 30 days of first accepting the agreement.

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Document information
Document
Coinbase User Agreement
Entity
Coinbase
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
April 4, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-000411
Document ID
CA-D-00047
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28b08bdc2391062cc0b1b467b0c8cfeb1e19b51011dcce671448d97947da4585
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Entity: Coinbase | Document: Coinbase User Agreement | Record: CA-P-000411
Captured: 2026-03-20 06:40:29 UTC | SHA-256: 28b08bdc2391062c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/coinbase/coinbase-user-agreement/intellectual-property-and-user-content-license/
Accessed: April 4, 2026
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