#User account suspended, wedding forced to be cancelled#
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Recently, Coinbase user Griffin McShane sparked controversy after his account was frozen, forcing him to cancel his wedding. McShane took to social media to publicly accuse Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, stating that his account had been frozen for two months, preventing him from paying the wedding venue deposit. McShane claims that the account has always been used for receiving wages and cryptocurrency transactions and has never had any issues. Coinbase cited “protecting users” as the reason for the account freeze but has provided no explanation or effective customer support. McShane has called on Coinbase to update its systems and improve its customer support services. As of now, Coinbase has not responded to the issue.
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Coinbase user Griffin McShane recently had his account frozen, forcing him to cancel his wedding. McShane publicly accused Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on social media, saying his account had been frozen for two months, preventing him from accessing his funds and leading to the cancellation of his wedding venue booking. McShane said the account had always been used to receive his salary and conduct cryptocurrency transactions, including his salary during his time at Coinbase being directly deposited into it, and there had never been any irregularities before. Coinbase cited "protecting users" as the reason for the account freeze but provided no explanation or effective customer support. McShane called on Coinbase to update its systems and improve its customer support services. As of now, Coinbase has not responded to this.
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Coinbase account frozen, preventing user access to funds and forcing wedding venue cancellation.
Coinbase froze account citing 'user protection' but provided no explanation or support, leading to financial loss and mental stress.
Coinbase has customer support issues, failing to address user problems promptly and effectively.
Coinbase needs to improve its account freeze mechanism, provide transparent explanations, and offer more effective customer support.