NBA star Kevin Durant can’t unlock his Coinbase bitcoin account. \ stacker news ~bitcoin

pull down to refresh

“We’ve yet to be able to track down his Coinbase account info, so we’ve never sold anything, and this bitcoin is just through the roof,” Kleiman said Tuesday at CNBC’s Game Plan conference in Los Angeles.

view all related items

74 sats \ 9 replies \ @SimpleStacker 2h

"Self custody is not everyone"

Looks like custodial is not for everyone either.

111 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 2h

Should have gone double custodial

118 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 1h

maybe he accidentally signed up with one of his burner accounts

120 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 1h

A distinct possibility

I don’t actually know how those accounts work. It’s surprising to me that they don’t have enough internal documentation to find his bitcoin.

I wonder if he’s mistaken about which exchange he used.

55 sats \ 5 replies \ @kepford 1h

This sounds like a nonsense story to me. Am I supposed to believe someone like him can't get Coinbase to give him access?

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Wumbo OP 1h

Coinbase, probably just wants to keep collect fees on the account forever.

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 1h

What does that even mean?

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Wumbo OP 44m

I don't use coinbase, so I am just making guess (that could be incorrect.)

The thought that came to my mind was, putting aside the possible bad PR (from the cnbc story) I would think Coinbase would rather have the BTC under their management vs it leaving the exchange. And therefor they may could be less then helpful in recovering an user account.

I don't know if they charge a monthly fee or not but I wonder what their abandon asset policy is and does it favor CoinBase or the customer?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 40m

To my knowledge they do not charge for anything but transactions. Been a long time since I have used the platform though.

I think there is something else going on here though. This sounds like nonsense that he can't get into his account.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 1h

“We’ve already been working directly with the Coinbase team on Kevin’s account recovery, which is why it was easy for me to make a joke about it on stage,” Kleiman said.

89 sats \ 0 replies \ @88b0c423eb 2h

Lol, let he eat fiat.

47 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 1h

Probably used a fake name.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 39m

Yep, that seems likely.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 1h

He should try forgot password -> username: easymoneysniper

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 2h

░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░──▄▄█▀▀▀▀▀█▄▄──░█▀▀▀▀▀█░⠀⠀⠀Not⠀Your⠀Keys,⠀Not⠀Your⠀Coins⠀ ░ ░▄█▀░░▄░▄░░░░▀█▄░█▀░░░░█░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░█░░░▀█▀▀▀▀▄░░░█░█░░░░░█░░░░░░░░░░█▀▀▀▀▀█░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░█░░░░█▄▄▄▄▀░░░█░█▄▄▄▄▄█░█▀▀▀▀▀█░░█▀░░░░█░░█▀▀▀▀▀█─►░ ░█░░░░█░░░░█░░░█░░░░░█░░░█▀░░░░█▀▀█░░░░░█░░█▀░░░░█░░░ ░▀█▄░▀▀█▀█▀░░▄█▀░░░░░▀▀▀▀█░░░░░█░░█▄▄▄▄▄█▀▀█░░░░░█░░░ ░──▀▀█▄▄▄▄▄█▀▀──░░░░░░░░░█▄▄▄▄▄█░░░░░░░░░░░█▄▄▄▄▄█░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @398ja 23m

This reminds me that someone I've recently orange-pilled is currently having trouble recovering his bitcoins, and I'm helping him through the process.

He tried re-installing the blue wallet on his new phone but the wallet doesn't seem to refresh or sync with the Blockchain...

We're going to try nunchuk next, but I'm a bit worried he might not have saved his seed correctly...

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @035736735e 1h

Kevin Durant's Bitcoin is like that ex who ghosts you but leaves you richer—agent's over here popping champagne while KD's still hunting for the login. 😂

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 2h

Maybe his Twitter alter ego can help