Dapps

Web3 wallet, Coinbase.com & Coinbase Wallet

Limited release

Web3 wallet is currently being released to a limited audience and may not yet be available for certain users to access.

Other important points to note:

  • You can only use the web3 wallet on one device at a time otherwise you will have to confirm your identity again. Learn more about recovering your web3 wallet here.

  • Users who interact with the dapp browser through the web will have a ‘read-only’ experience on the web of the web3 wallet. Assets inside the web3 wallet will be visible, but you won't be able to move them or transact with them.

What is the difference between my Web3 wallet, my account on Coinbase.com and my Coinbase Wallet?

Coinbase offers 3 different types of wallet accounts for users to interact with crypto products: 

Coinbase primary balance

  • With the primary balance, your cryptocurrencies are stored on Coinbase.com and can be traded within your Coinbase account at fast speeds and for lower network fees. Coinbase also safeguards your wallets private keys.

  • The Coinbase primary balance cannot be used to access dapps. 

Web3 wallet

  • The Web3 wallet is a crypto wallet where Coinbase holds half of your private key and the device that your web3 wallet is on stores the other half. This solution:

    • Provides you with the convenience to easily access your wallet for interacting with dapps 

    • Provides an added layer of security by not having your full private key stored in one location

    • Shares the responsibility of knowing and storing your security key for your wallet between you and Coinbase, making wallet recovery more simple.

Coinbase will provide you with your own web3 wallet as a way for you to interact with various decentralized applications on the web3 browser.  

Please note that Coinbase is not affiliated with, and does not endorse these dapps. Coinbase is not responsible for any lost funds when interacting with dapps.

Coinbase Wallet 

  • The Coinbase Wallet is a Self-Custodied wallet, meaning you have sole control over your private keys and seed phrase, which in turn gives you access to your assets and is used to authorize transactions from your wallet.