Coinbase restrictions almost ruined crypto trader’s wedding

The post quickly picked up traction and Coinbase eventually resolved McShane’s account issues. However, he claimed that this intervention was only possible due to the “support of friends on X and in web3.”

“I’m fortunate to have a network from working in the industry and people who were willing to help, but can’t imagine how this feels for people without the same support,” said the relieved groom-to-be.

Before it was resolved, McShane noted, “It’s absolutely insane that the only advice anyone can give me to resolve this issue is to tag Brian and Coinbase on X and hope they see it.”

Wedding post raised wider Coinbase issues

McShane’s post resonated with lots of disgruntled Coinbase users. The Block co-founder Mike Dudas claimed his account was also restricted and that it also took a public tweet to resolve it. He further claimed the same issues cropped up days later.

Crypto sleuth ZachXBT also criticized the exchange, claiming, “Coinbase has a large fraud problem they have not disclosed publicly before and the ‘solution’ is falsely blocking legitimate users.”