How to withdraw crypto from Coinbase (exchange)

This covers the Coinbase exchange account (coinbase.com / the Coinbase app), not the self-custody Coinbase Wallet. On an exchange, Coinbase holds the keys on your behalf — which changes how verification works (see the note at the end).

How to withdraw

1. Sign in to Coinbase and go to the asset you want to send.
2. Choose Send / Withdraw and select crypto address (not a Coinbase user).
3. Paste the destination address and verify the first and last characters.
4. Select the correct network in the network dropdown. This is the single most important step on an exchange — sending on the wrong network is the top cause of lost funds.
5. Enter the amount. Coinbase may show a network fee.
6. Complete any security checks (2FA, email/device confirmation).
7. Submit, then track the withdrawal to the required confirmations.

Notes specific to exchanges

• Allow-listing / address whitelisting: if you've enabled it, you may need to add and approve the destination address before you can withdraw, sometimes with a short hold.
• Withdrawal limits and holds: exchanges apply limits and may delay withdrawals on recently added funds or after security changes.
• Confirmation timing is network-dependent (see Crypto transfer timing).

Verifying funds that start on an exchange

You can't sign a message or do a test transfer from an exchange the way you can from a self-custody wallet — you don't hold the keys, and the exchange's sending address isn't "yours" in a verifiable way. The clean path is to withdraw to a wallet you control (a hardware or software wallet), then verify that wallet by signature or test transfer. That gives you a verifiable, self-custodied basis for your proof of funds.

For current withdrawal steps, see Coinbase's official support documentation.