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# Coinbase admits users may lose crypto if exchange goes bankrupt
- URL: https://werd.io/coinbase-admits-users-may-lose-crypto-if-exchange-goes-bankrupt/
- Published: 2022-05-11T16:48:58.000Z
- Updated: 2022-05-11T16:48:58.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“Coinbase said in its earnings report Tuesday that it holds $256 billion in both fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies on behalf of its customers. Yet the exchange noted that in the event it ever declared bankruptcy, “the crypto assets we hold in custody on behalf of our customers could be subject to bankruptcy proceedings.” Coinbase users would become “general unsecured creditors,” meaning they have no right to claim any specific property from the exchange in proceedings. Their funds would become inaccessible.” Uhh.

\[[Link](https://fortune.com/2022/05/11/coinbase-bankruptcy-crypto-assets-safe-private-key-earnings-stock/)\]