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Open your transaction history and select the affected transaction.
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Pending
Completed
Canceled ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056}
Failed
Processing ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056}
The exact options can vary according to the transaction type.
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Some crypto transactions ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} require time to receive blockchain confirmations.
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Find the transaction details in Coinbase and select the option to view it on the block explorer when available.
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Transaction hash
Sending address ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056}
Receiving address
Transaction amount
Network fee ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056}
Number of confirmations
Transaction status ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056}
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The sender and ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} recipient generally need to use compatible networks.
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Never send another ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} transaction until you understand what happened to the original one.
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Verify your identity.
Confirm account information ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} .
Update personal details.
Complete security ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} checks.
Review a transaction.
If Coinbase specifically ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} requests an action, complete it only through the official Coinbase app or website.
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Declined transactions.
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Fraud alerts ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} .
Bank security notifications.
Transaction limits ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} .
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Occasionally, your ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} transaction may already have changed status, but the app has not refreshed properly.
Try:
Closing and reopening ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} Coinbase.
Updating the Coinbase application.
Signing out and ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} signing back in.
Checking Coinbase through a web browser.
Confirming the status ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} on a blockchain explorer.
Coinbase also recommends reopening or updating the app as part of troubleshooting certain missing crypto receives.
It depends on the transaction.
A normal blockchain ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} transaction generally cannot simply be canceled after it has been confirmed and permanently recorded on the blockchain.
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Required confirmations.
Network fees ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} .
Coinbase network synchronization.
The cryptocurrency is ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} being transferred.
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Bank settlement ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} times.
Payment authorization.
Security or ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} compliance review.
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First verify:
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The correct cryptocurrency was sent.
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Share your recovery phrase.
Share your ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} password.
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Install unknown ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} remote-access software.
Transfer crypto to a supposed "verification wallet."
Send the same ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} transaction repeatedly without checking the first transaction.
Trust unsolicited messages claiming to be Coinbase employees.
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Review the transaction ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} amount before confirming.
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Your transaction stays ✆+1⇛{805}✿{539}✿{2056} at zero confirmations unexpectedly.
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