“Coinbase just locked my account after trying to send $25,000 USDC,” reported Ethereum developer Eric Connor on Dec. 3.
“Wasn’t Brian Armstrong just talking about debanking? Very cool!” he quipped.
He added that the notification was “completely useless” as both paths to unlock the account required him to sign in, which he couldn’t do.
“Service agent on the phone also completely useless,” he added.
Coinbase just locked my account after trying to send $25k USDC
Wasn’t @brian_armstrong just talking about debanking???
Very cool! pic.twitter.com/3s7waNxsWn
— eric.eth (@econoar) December 2, 2024
Nuked Account a Lazy Solution
Others pointed out that he wasn’t being ‘debanked’ but protected against account hacks and unauthorized transfers to safeguard the $25,000 USDC. It seems like a “lazy implementation if that’s the case,” he said before adding:
“There are plenty of better ways to handle this than just nuking my account.”
Connor then revealed that t
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