How do you close a Coinbase account?

To close a Coinbase account, you move or spend everything in it, then select Close Account in your profile information and follow the prompts. Coinbase treats the closure as permanent. This guide is based on Coinbase's US help pages and user agreement as of November 2026, and covers closing an account yourself. If Coinbase shut your account instead, see what happens if Coinbase closes your account.

How do you delete a Coinbase account?

Coinbase's help page sets out a short checklist before the button will work:

• Bring balances to zero. This includes your Coinbase account and your Web3 Wallet. Cashing out to a bank can take up to five business days, and the steps are in how to withdraw money from Coinbase.
• Let pending transactions finish. Open buys, sends or deposits must complete first.
• Pay anything you owe to Coinbase.
• Cancel Coinbase One if you subscribe, or the subscription keeps billing.
• Download your reports. Save tax and account statements before closing, since you lose access afterward. How to download your crypto transaction history explains the exports.

Then sign in, open your profile information, choose Close Account and complete the prompts. Coinbase says unverified accounts can be deleted by contacting its support team instead.

Can you close a Coinbase account with a balance?

No. The help page requires a zero balance. Tiny amounts that are too small to cover a network fee are a common snag. Coinbase lists three ways to clear them: send them to another Coinbase user, sell them, or forfeit them to Coinbase.

The user agreement adds that Coinbase does not charge a fee for cancelling, and that any pending transactions may be cancelled or suspended when an account is closed. It also gives users 90 days after cancellation or deactivation to move supported crypto and dollars out, unless sanctions, a court order or a subpoena blocks the transfer.

What happens when you close a Coinbase account?

You can no longer sign in to trade, and your crypto and cash are no longer held there. Under Section 1.3 of the user agreement, closing the account is how you withdraw consent to Coinbase processing your data. Even so, the help page says Coinbase keeps some personal information for at least five years, or longer when needed for legal duties, fraud prevention or disputes.

Can you reopen a closed Coinbase account?

Coinbase calls closure irreversible. Its help page describes no way to restore a closed account and says you would need to open a new one to trade again. A new account goes through identity checks from the start.

Coinbase's policies and features change, so check its current help pages before you start.