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How to find your Coinbase wallet address
In the Coinbase app, open Pay, pick the coin, tap Receive and pick the network. Your address and its QR code appear.
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In the Coinbase app
- Open the Pay tab.
- Pick the coin, such as USDC or ETH.
- Tap Receive.
- Pick the network the sender will use.
- Copy the address, or show the QR code.
Source: Coinbase, receiving crypto.
On coinbase.com
- Open your dashboard.
- Choose Receive crypto.
- Pick the coin and the network.
- Use the copy button.
Pick the right network
The sender must use the network you picked. Coinbase says crypto sent on a network it does not support for that coin can be lost.
Coinbase app or Coinbase Wallet
- The Coinbase app is an exchange account. Coinbase holds the keys.
- Coinbase Wallet is a separate self-custody app. You hold the keys.
- From July 2025 Coinbase Wallet was called the Base app. Coinbase's docs now use the old name again.
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A card is claimed by signing with the wallet it names, so use a self-custody address such as Coinbase Wallet's, not the exchange's.
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Questions
How do I find my Coinbase wallet address?
In the app: Pay, pick the coin, Receive, pick the network, then copy.
Why does Coinbase show a different address for each coin?
Each coin and network can have its own address. Pick the one the sender will use.
Is the Coinbase app a self-custody wallet?
No. Coinbase holds the keys. Coinbase Wallet is the self-custody app.
What happens if someone sends on the wrong network?
The money can be lost. Confirm the network with the sender first.
What was the Base app?
The name Coinbase Wallet went by from July 2025. Coinbase's docs call it Coinbase Wallet again.
More guides
- What a wallet address isA wallet address is the public string of letters and numbers that people send crypto to. Sharing it is safe. It cannot be used to take anything out.
- Self-custody crypto walletsA self-custody wallet is one where you hold the keys, so nobody else can move or freeze your crypto. If you lose the keys, nobody can get them back for you.
- How to gift cryptoTo gift crypto, send it from your wallet or exchange to their wallet address on the same network. A payment cannot be taken back.
- How to send crypto on CoinbaseIn the Coinbase app, choose Send, pick the coin, paste the address or a Coinbase user's email, pick the network, then preview and send.