Coinbase · Governance

Policy Drift Analysis Drifting Negative 6 mo

How Coinbase's governance documents and clauses have shifted over time, by document, provision, and change direction.

Coinbase has made 7 significant policy changes since monitoring began in March 2026 (6 mo). 4 were negative for consumers, primarily involving rights removal. 1 was positive, strengthening consumer protections.
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Documents Affected

Coinbase User Agreement
6 changes
This agreement governs your use of Coinbase's digital asset services and gives Coinbase broad power to suspend or close your account at any time, for any reason, without warning. Once …
Sep 3, 2026
Coinbase expanded the circumstances under which it can liquidate customer assets without notice to cover losses. The updated language adds a new scenario: if a …
medium negative
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Coinbase Fee Schedule
1 change
Coinbase charges fees every time you buy, sell, convert, or send cryptocurrency, and builds a spread into quoted prices on simple orders. If you stake cryptocurrency, Coinbase takes 35% of …
Jun 16, 2026
Coinbase updated its fee disclosure for instant unstaking on June 16, 2026. Previously, the schedule stated that instant unstaking carried a fixed 1% fee. The …
medium neutral
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All Changes (7)

Sep 3, 2026
Coinbase expanded the circumstances under which it can liquidate customer assets without notice to cover losses. The updated language adds a new scenario: if a transfer of securities into a …
medium negative Coinbase User Agreement
Jul 23, 2026
Coinbase expanded its terms to address protocol upgrades called Asset Transformations and established new procedures for handling them. The updated language introduces defined terms for 'Asset Transformation' (protocol upgrades changing …
high negative Coinbase User Agreement
Jul 7, 2026
Coinbase added a comprehensive disclosure section for California residents on July 7, 2026, replacing a previous Colorado-only money transmitter notice. The new section discloses Coinbase's fee structure (with a $10 …
medium neutral Coinbase User Agreement
+ 4 more changes
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Trend Observation

Coinbase's most frequent change categories are Rights removal (3), Payment (1), Disclosure requirement change (1). The most frequently updated document is Coinbase User Agreement with 6 changes. Get alerted when Coinbase changes policy →

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