Summary
Get MarkdownIs coinbase.com legit and trustworthy? Truth score 86 out of 100, high truth signals: 7 of 10 public checks clear, 1 to be cautious about, 2 for information. Legitimacy confidence: high. Customer satisfaction: mostly dissatisfied.
We read 4 of its pages: contact, about, terms and privacy. Its website address was registered 15 years ago, and is locked against transfer to someone else. It is among the 1,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar). Google Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its website. Be cautious: its 2,117 reviews on Reviews.io average only 2.5 stars out of 5. Its 824 reviews on SmartCustomer average only 1.7 stars out of 5. We could not find an email address.
Important context: Truth Signal weighs public evidence about this business. A high score means strong evidence that the business is established and legitimate, not a promise that every purchase will go well. A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is a scam.
Positives
- We read 4 of its pages · contact, about, terms and privacy.
- Its website address was registered 15 years ago.
- It is among the 1,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar).
- Google Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its website.
Be cautious
- A large number of independent reviews (2,117 on Reviews.io), but it falls short with only 2.5 stars out of 5.
- A substantial number of independent reviews (824 on SmartCustomer), but it falls short with only 1.7 stars out of 5.
Not found
- Email address information was not found from our checks.
How to check if coinbase.com is legit
1 be cautious · 7 clear · 2 for informationTo check if coinbase.com is legit yourself, look at the same public records we did: the company register, who owns the web address and since when, customer reviews, visitor numbers, how long the site has existed, social profiles, malware lists, data breaches and email security. Each row below shows what that record says about coinbase.com; open a row to see the facts and the source to check them yourself. Step by step: how to know if a shopping site is legit.
Company detailsBased in the US; serves 18 countries; founded in 2012 in San Francisco, California, U.S. (Wikipedia) · BBB rating A+For information
- The Better Business Bureau rates it A+, and accredits it; 448 of its 3,001 complaints closed in three years were resolved to the customer's satisfaction
- Where the company is based
- US
- Why we believe that
- its Better Business Bureau profile is a US listing
- Which countries the company serves
- Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Spain, France, UK, India, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Taiwan, US
- Why we believe that
- $ prices on its homepage, it publishes pages for 18 countries (hreflang)
- Better Business Bureau profile
- Found
- BBB rating
- A+
- BBB accredited
- Yes
- BBB complaints closed in three years
- 3,001
- BBB complaints closed in twelve months
- 489
- BBB complaints resolved to the customer's satisfaction
- 448
- BBB complaint types
- Service or Repair Issues: 923, Product Issues: 864, Billing Issues: 604, Customer Service Issues: 339, Sales and Advertising Issues: 150, Order Issues: 98, Delivery Issues: 23
- BBB customer reviews
- 310
- BBB business started
- 2 Jul 2011
- BBB file opened
- 12 Sep 2013
- Type (Wikipedia)
- Public
- Industry
- Cryptocurrency
- Founded
- June 2012; 14 years ago, in San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Area served
- 100+ countries
- Employees
- 3,772 (2024)
- Revenue
- US$7.18 billion (2025)
Domain registrationIts website address was registered 15 years agoClear
- Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else
- Domain age
- 15 years
- Domain transfer lock enabled
- Yes
Website detailsWe read 4 of its pages: contact, about, terms and privacyClear
- Company contact phone number is available
- HTTPS enabled
- Yes
- Contact email or contact form available
- Not found
- Contact phone number found
- +1 888-908-7930
Quoted word for word from coinbase.com.
- In their own words
- “Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) is on a mission to increase economic freedom in the world. The most trusted crypto platform, Coinbase stores more digital assets than any other company and is building the everything exchange — one place to access crypto, equities, derivatives, prediction markets, and more. Coinbase serves consumers through its suite of financial apps, institutions through Coinbase Prime, and developers through the Coinbase Developer Platform.” About page
Customer reviewsSmartCustomer 1.7 stars from 824 reviews · Reviews.io 2.5 stars from 2,117 reviewsBe cautious
- It has a review page on Trustpilot
- Rated 2.5 stars out of 5 from 2,117 reviews on Reviews.io
- Rated 1.7 stars out of 5 from 824 reviews on SmartCustomer
| Platform | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot | Unknown | Unknown |
| SmartCustomer | 1.7 out of 5 | 824 |
| G2 | Not found | |
| Capterra | Not found | |
| Reviews.io | 2.5 out of 5 | 2,117 |
| Feefo | Not found |
- Independent review platforms
- 2
- Reviews.io rating
- 2.5 out of 5
- Reviews.io review count
- 2,117
- SmartCustomer rating
- 1.7 out of 5
- SmartCustomer review count
- 824
Visitor trafficIt is among the 1,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar)For information
- Real people visited its website in 24 of the last 24 months (Google Chrome usage data)
- Real people have visited its website since February 2021 or earlier
- Popularity among Chrome users
- top 50,000 sites
- First known user traffic
- Feb 2021 or earlier
- Months with real traffic, of the last 24
- 24
- Traffic pattern
- sustained
- Rank jump in the last 12 months
- none
- Rank drop in the last 12 months
- none
- Popularity across the internet
- top 1,000 sites
Web history and authorityThe Internet Archive first saved a copy of its website 25 years agoClear
- Website archive history
- 25 years
- Wikipedia page
- yes
Social presenceIt is on 6 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, X and YouTube); the largest audience is 7,200,000 followers on XClear
- Its YouTube channel has 129,000 subscribers and 758 videos, the latest uploaded 15 days ago
| Platform | Profile | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | 412,989 followers | |
| Profile | 559,000 followers | |
| X | Profile | 7,200,000 followers |
| Profile | 676,025 followers | |
| YouTube | Profile | 129,000 subscribers |
| TikTok | Profile | 77,300 followers |
- Social platforms with discovered profiles
- facebook, instagram, linkedin, tiktok, x, youtube
- Social follower counts
- 9,054,314 followers in total
- YouTube channel
- 758 videos, 129,000 subscribers, last upload 15 days ago
Malware and phishingGoogle Safe Browsing shows no malware or phishing warnings for its websiteClear
- Malware or phishing threat status
- None
Data breach historyNo known data breach involving the companyClear
- Known data breaches found
- 0
Domain and email securityIts email is protected: mail forged in its name is blockedClear
- MX records
- Yes
- SPF record
- Yes
- DKIM key
- Yes
- DMARC record
- Yes
- DMARC policy
- reject
- Certificate issuer
- Google Trust Services
- Certificate type
- DV
- Certificate expires
- 20 Dec 2026
- Nameservers
- sam.ns.cloudflare.com
sue.ns.cloudflare.com - Address
- 104.18.35.15
172.64.152.241
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