Use your Coinbase Card

Once you’re approved for a Coinbase Card, you can begin using it. You’ll receive your physical card in 2 to 3 weeks. Meanwhile, you can use the card number in your Coinbase account for online purchases. Use your card at Visa merchants, except specific categories.

  1. Sign in to your Coinbase account.

  2. Select Card and complete 2-step verification.

  3. Display your card info.

    • Browser: Select Show card number.

    • Mobile app: Select Show card info.

  1. Sign in to your Coinbase.com account or access the Coinbase mobile app.

  2. Select Card.

  3. Activate your card.

    • Browser: Select Activate Coinbase Card.

    • Mobile app: Select Activate your card.

  4. Select Activate physical card.

  5. Enter your card number and 3-digit CVV number.

  6. Select Activate Card.

  1. Sign in to your Coinbase.com account or access the Coinbase mobile app.

  2. Select Card.

  3. Select Set PIN.

  4. Enter a 4-digit number and select Set PIN.

  • Do: Link your bank account, PayPal, Cash App, Venmo, Revolut, Apple Pay, or Google Pay account to your Coinbase account to fund your spending.

  • Don’t: Use your vault, Apple Cash, Coinbase Wallet, Coinbase Prime, or Coinbase Commerce balance to fund your spending.

Use your available crypto or USD account balance to fund your Coinbase Card. To add funds, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to your Coinbase account.

  2. Select Card.

  3. Select Add Funds.

  4. Select the amount to buy and your payment method, such as Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, then choose Review Order

  5. Select Place Order.

Spending limits vary between customers. 

Check your card limits:

  1. Sign in to your Coinbase account.

  2. Select Card.

  3. Select Support.

  4. Select View spending and ATM limits.

Coinbase Card can't be used in: Afghanistan, Albania, Belarus, Central African Republic, China, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar (Burma), Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, or Zimbabwe.

Coinbase Card can’t be used to make purchases for/from: securities broker-dealers, dating/escort services, massage parlors, gambling (including casinos), money orders, wire transfers, government owned lotteries, government licensed online casinos (online gambling), government licensed horse/dog racing, internet gambling, money services businesses, cryptocurrency businesses, firearm-related businesses (manufacturing and selling), marijuana-related businesses, or usage limits.

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