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How to send crypto on Coinbase

In the Coinbase app, choose Send, pick the coin, paste the address or a Coinbase user's email, pick the network, then preview and send.

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The steps

  1. Open the Coinbase app and find Send.
  2. Pick the coin.
  3. Paste the address, or enter a Coinbase user's email.
  4. Pick the network the other side uses.
  5. Preview, then send.

What it costs

  • To an address: Coinbase charges its estimate of the network's fee.
  • To another Coinbase user by email: free, and instant.
  • Bitcoin over Lightning: a 0.2% fee.

Source: Coinbase, fees.

Why Coinbase won't let you send

  • A hold on crypto bought with a bank transfer. The email confirming the buy gives the date it ends.
  • A restriction on the account. The app says what to finish, such as checking your ID.
  • A password reset or a new device, which can pause sends for a time.
  • A network Coinbase does not send that coin on.

Source: Coinbase, funds on hold.

About holds

Coinbase sets no fixed length. It depends on your history, ends at 11:59 PM Pacific on the date given, and support cannot shorten it.

In the UK and the EU

Coinbase asks who you are sending to: the wallet type, the exchange's name, and the person's name and country. EU sends to exchanges go only to ones on its list.

Source: Coinbase, sending in the UK.

Chipping in to a tbfcrypto card

A tbfcrypto card is paid from a wallet that can sign, on Robinhood Chain. Send from Coinbase to your own self-custody wallet first.

The front of the card

For Hana · Moving to Lisbon · 2 November

Collection pot10 people chipped in 300 USDG

  • Lisbon is lucky. We are not.

    Femi

  • For the first week of pastéis.

    Grace

  • wagmi, even from two time zones away.

    0xolu

Robinhood Chain

An example card. The names are made up.

Questions

How do I send crypto on Coinbase?

Send, pick the coin, paste the address or an email, pick the network, preview, send.

Why won't Coinbase let me send crypto?

Usually a hold on a recent buy, a restriction on the account, or a recent password reset.

How long is a Coinbase hold?

It varies by account. The buy's confirmation email gives the date.

Does Coinbase charge to send crypto?

It charges the network fee to send to an address. Sending to a Coinbase user by email is free.

Can Coinbase get back crypto sent to the wrong address?

No. Check the address and network before you send.

On 4 October 2026 we read Coinbase's fee page. A send to another Coinbase user by email is off the chain, and costs nothing.

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