Can Coinbase access my bank account?

If your payment is not successful, if your payment method has insufficient funds, or if you reverse a payment made from funds in your bank account, you authorize Coinbase, in its sole discretion, either to cancel the transaction or to debit your other payment methods, including your USD Wallet or Digital Asset Wallet …

In extremely rare circumstances, and only where required by law, Coinbase may block or “freeze” customer funds on our platform . We will take this action only when: We are required to comply with an order from a court or other authority that has jurisdiction over Coinbase which compels us to restrict access to funds.

Is It Safe to Link My Bank Account to It? Yes! Coinbase protects all private information shared by its clients in much the same way as banks do.

You are seeing a charge on your statement because someone connected your bank account on our website and used it to purchase bitcoin (a digital currency). If you don’t recognize this charge, it’s possible that someone has connected your bank account without your permission.