Coinbase crypto deposit not showing? Check what happened
Your Coinbase deposit is missing. Paste the TXID and TXLens checks whether the transaction reached the address, which network it used, and the public facts Coinbase's recovery flow asks for.
Coinbase's 14 tracked combinations are shaped by a sharp stablecoin split: USDT is credited only on Ethereum here, while USDC is listed on six networks including Base. Confirmation waits are also real — this snapshot records 35 Ethereum confirmations — so a green explorer tick can still be a normal delay.
Coinbase deposits at a glance
| Coinbase | |
|---|---|
| Assets credited | 6 |
| Asset-and-network combinations | 14 |
| Widest coverage | USDC, on 6 networks |
| Easiest to get wrong | USDT, on one network only |
| Quickest threshold | 1 on TRON |
| Longest threshold | 200 on Polygon (about 7 minutes) |
| Typical crediting delay | 30 minutes after the threshold |
| Tag or memo required for | XLM, ATOM, HBAR |
| Self-service recovery | Published, for some wrong-network deposits |
Policy snapshot 2026-08.
Networks Coinbase credits, by asset
| Asset | Networks credited | Approximate minimum |
|---|---|---|
| USDT | Ethereum (ERC20) | 1 USDT |
| USDC | Ethereum (ERC20), Base, Arbitrum One, Optimism, Polygon (PoS) and Solana (SPL) | 0.01 USDC |
| BTC | Bitcoin | 0.000001 BTC |
| ETH | Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum One and OP Mainnet | 0.00001 ETH |
| XRP | XRP Ledger | 0.01 XRP |
| SOL | Solana | 0.0001 SOL |
Reviewed 2026-08; verify before sending.
The networks that will not credit at Coinbase
| Asset | Credited at Coinbase | Will not be credited |
|---|---|---|
| USDT | Ethereum (ERC20) | TRON (TRC20), BNB Smart Chain (BEP20), Polygon (PoS), Arbitrum One, Optimism and Solana (SPL) |
| USDC | Ethereum (ERC20), Base, Arbitrum One, Optimism, Polygon (PoS) and Solana (SPL) | BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) |
| BTC | Bitcoin | none of the networks we track |
| ETH | Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum One and OP Mainnet | none of the networks we track |
| XRP | XRP Ledger | none of the networks we track |
| SOL | Solana | none of the networks we track |
- Check whether a wrong-network deposit to Coinbase can be recovered — Use the transaction ID to establish the network before opening a recovery request.
7 tracked gaps; the largest is USDT with 6.
How many confirmations Coinbase waits for
| Network | Confirmations | Approximate wait |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 3 | about 30 minutes |
| Ethereum | 35 | about 7 minutes |
| Base | 120 | about 4 minutes |
| Arbitrum One | 120 | about 2 minutes |
| OP Mainnet | 120 | about 4 minutes |
| Polygon | 200 | about 7 minutes |
| TRON | 1 | under a minute |
| XRP Ledger | 1 | under a minute |
| Solana | 32 | under a minute |
- Why a confirmed transaction still isn't credited — what happens between the block and the balance
Coinbase's own thresholds run from 1 confirmation on TRON to 200 on Polygon — about 7 minutes of block time before crediting can even begin. Allow about 30 more minutes for account crediting.
Is Coinbase slow, or is this normal?
| Network | Coinbase | Range across platforms | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 3 | 1–4 | Stricter than most |
| Ethereum | 35 | 6–30 | Stricter than most |
| Polygon | 200 | 100–150 | Stricter than most |
| TRON | 1 | 1–20 | About typical |
| Solana | 32 | 32 | About typical |
3 stricter and 0 quicker comparisons; snapshot 2026-08.
USDT and USDC at Coinbase, network by network
| Network | USDT | USDC | Coinbase confirmations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethereum (ERC20) | Credited, min 1 | Credited, min 0.01 | 35 (about 7 minutes) |
| TRON (TRC20) | Not credited | Not credited | 1 (under a minute) |
| BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | Not credited | Not credited | — |
| Polygon (PoS) | Not credited | Credited, min 0.01 | 200 (about 7 minutes) |
| Arbitrum One | Not credited | Credited, min 0.01 | 120 (about 2 minutes) |
| Optimism | Not credited | Credited, min 0.01 | 120 (about 4 minutes) |
| Solana (SPL) | Not credited | Credited, min 0.01 | 32 (under a minute) |
| Base | Not credited | Credited, min 0.01 | 120 (about 4 minutes) |
5 asset-specific network differences; snapshot 2026-08.
If Coinbase will not credit your USDT or USDC, who would?
| Platform | Extra USDT networks | Extra USDC networks | Typical crediting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | TRON (TRC20), BNB Smart Chain (BEP20), Polygon (PoS), Arbitrum One, Optimism and Solana (SPL) | BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | 30 min |
| Kraken | TRON (TRC20), Polygon (PoS), Arbitrum One, Optimism and Solana (SPL) | nothing extra | 45 min |
| Crypto.com | TRON (TRC20), BNB Smart Chain (BEP20), Polygon (PoS) and Solana (SPL) | nothing extra | 30 min |
| Bybit | TRON (TRC20), BNB Smart Chain (BEP20), Polygon (PoS), Arbitrum One and Solana (SPL) | BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | 20 min |
| OKX | TRON (TRC20), BNB Smart Chain (BEP20), Polygon (PoS), Arbitrum One, Optimism and Solana (SPL) | nothing extra | 20 min |
| KuCoin | TRON (TRC20), BNB Smart Chain (BEP20), Polygon (PoS), Arbitrum One, Optimism and Solana (SPL) | nothing extra | 30 min |
| Revolut | TRON (TRC20) and Polygon (PoS) | nothing extra | 60 min |
7 broader and 0 matching peer policies; snapshot 2026-08.
Assets that need a memo or destination tag at Coinbase
| Requirement | Assets |
|---|---|
| Memo or destination tag | XLM, ATOM, HBAR |
- What a memo or destination tag actually is — why some assets need one, and what happens when it is missing
Where these Coinbase figures come from
- Coinbase support centre — the deposit and network documentation these figures are read from
- Coinbase asset recovery guidance — Coinbase offers asset recovery for certain eligible unsupported assets and networks. Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Wallet are different products, and eligibility is checked in the official browser-based flow.
Policy snapshot 2026-08; verify in-account.
Coinbase support searches hashes, not paragraphs
Coinbase's missing-deposit and asset-recovery flows ask for the network, the transaction ID and the receiving address. A ticket that says 'it is confirmed on Etherscan' without those three fields is the slow path. Generate the evidence message from the TXID, then use Coinbase's own form.
- Generate a Coinbase deposit support message — Pre-select Coinbase as the destination after the TXID check.
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Questions
Why is Coinbase USDC coverage much wider than USDT coverage?
Coinbase treats the assets independently. The tracked USDC policy spans six networks, whereas the tracked USDT policy names Ethereum alone; a working Coinbase USDC route therefore proves nothing about USDT on that chain.
What is distinctive about Coinbase confirmation waits?
The recorded thresholds rise from three Bitcoin confirmations to 200 on Polygon. Fast block production does not remove the platform threshold, and the balance update can still follow after that count is reached.
Related
Platform requirements on this page were last reviewed 2026-08. They change without notice, which is why every diagnosis is phrased as a likely cause rather than a certainty.
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