What is an available balance?
Your available balance is how much you can withdraw or transfer immediately out of your Coinbase Pro account. It’s directly related to purchasing crypto or depositing fiat currency using a linked bank account. For security reasons, you will not be able to immediately withdraw fiat deposited using a linked bank account or send crypto purchased with such funds off of Coinbase Pro (we call this “withdrawal availability”). Wire transfers and debit card purchases do not affect your withdrawal availability, but are subject to any existing holds on your Coinbase Pro account.
What does “funds on hold” mean?
Funds on hold is the fiat currency value of your recent bank deposits and crypto purchased with those deposits. This total amount will always be represented in fiat, regardless of whether you deposited funds or purchased crypto. Before confirming a bank deposit or crypto purchase with such funds, Coinbase will always tell you when those funds or crypto will be available to send off of Coinbase Pro or withdraw to your bank. The amount of funds will be calculated based on many factors, which include your account history, payment activity, and transaction history.
How is my available balance calculated?
Your available balance is your total account value minus your funds on hold.
Are crypto value increases affected by the holding period?
No. Any increase in value of cryptocurrency does not affect your withdrawal availability.
Are wire transfers or debit card purchases subject to withdrawal availability?
Yes. Your purchases or deposits are subject to any existing restrictions on the account, regardless of which payment method you used. In general, debit card purchases or wired funds from your bank to your Coinbase Pro USD wallet do not affect your withdrawal availability—if no restrictions exist on your account, you can use these methods to purchase crypto to send off of Coinbase immediately.
My withdrawal availability time frame hasn’t expired and I want to withdraw funds immediately, what do I do?
You can still buy, sell, and trade within Coinbase. However, you will need to wait until any existing Coinbase Pro account holds or restrictions have expired before you can withdraw funds to your bank account. Withdrawal-based limit holds typically expire at 4 pm PST on the date listed.
Do I have to wait for funds to be withdrawable to transfer between my Coinbase and Coinbase Pro accounts?
Yes. If you deposit funds to Coinbase from your bank account, or buy crypto instantly, you will have to wait until your withdrawal availability time frame has expired before moving those funds to Coinbase Pro. When you try to deposit USD to Coinbase Pro from your Coinbase USD wallet, you will see an Available for Deposit amount. This Available for Deposit amount is how much you can transfer immediately.
You can always deposit USD directly from your bank account to your Coinbase Pro USD wallet—this does not affect your withdrawal availability.