Coinbase Received 12320 Government Demands for Customer Info This Year: Up 66% From Last Year

This report covers the period from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Last year’s report can be found here.Coinbase currently serves more than 108 million customers worldwide.There were a total of 12320 requests during the reporting period, a ~66% increase over last year’s report.5304 requests were from US Agencies.~80% of law enforcement requests were from the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Spain.21 Countries sent requests for the first time in 2022, including 11 that sent more than one: Andorra (2), Argentina (2), Brazil (5), Bulgaria (3), China (12), Croatia (3), Czech Republic (104), Liechtenstein (4), Serbia (5), Slovakia (6), Taiwan (6).Depending on the nature and scope of the request, Coinbase may produce certain customer information, such as name, recent login/logout IP address, and payment information; this type of information may be subject to requests by government and law enforcement agencies when a customer uses one of our applications or our website, as described in our privacy policy.

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