Coinbase · US

A prepaid Visa for spending from Coinbase.

Fees

Issue
FreeNo application fee is published for the US Coinbase Card.
Service fee
FreeNo annual fee is published for the US Coinbase Card.
Top-up
0%Automatic funding of the card costs $0. Funding the Coinbase account depends on the selected method; crypto sales include a spread.
Purchases
0% + conversionCard transaction fee is 0%. Selling crypto uses the Coinbase conversion price with a spread.
Currency conversion
Visa rateThe issuer international-transaction fee is $0. Visa uses a wholesale-market or government-mandated exchange rate. Crypto spending separately uses the Coinbase sell price with a spread.
Cashback
Variable crypto rewards on purchasesThe optional rate is variable and shown in the app.

Who can apply

Identity check
An identity document is required
Residence: available
United States
Sources (5)

RS Score

81/100
Security
22.1/26
Issuer
11.2/12
Cost
22/22
In practice
12.7/14
Access
6/14
Convenience
7/8
Rewards
0/4
Score inputs
  • Launched 2020 source
  • Custody regulated EMI/bank source
  • Issuer Pathward, N.A. source
  • Incident 2025-05 Bribed overseas support contractors leaked data of 69,461 customers. Coinbase refused a $20M extortion demand and said it would reimburse customers who were tricked into sending funds. source
  • Incident 2024-07 The FCA fined CB Payments Ltd (Coinbase's UK e-money entity) GBP 3,503,546 for onboarding high-risk customers in breach of a voluntary requirement. source
  • Incident 2023-01 NYDFS settlement: a $50M penalty plus a $50M compliance investment for compliance-programme failings at Coinbase, Inc. source