Coinbase warns users their crypto holdings could vanish if the company goes bankrupt | Businessinsider

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The disclosure was included for the first time as a risk factor in the company's first-quarter earnings report, which also noted that Coinbase holds $256 billion in fiat currencies and virtual coins.

Coinbase said its users' crypto assets could become company property if it went bankrupt.Its CEO said shortly after that users' funds were safe and there was no risk of bankruptcy.Coinbase, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, warned that its users might lose access to their holdings if the company ever went bankrupt.

Crypto enthusiasts have long heralded the decentralised movement as, in part, a way to give people complete control and ownership of their finances. That's only the case for those who physically store their cryptocurrency on personal wallets, as opposed to a platform like Coinbase.

 

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