<p>Since a Coinbase account is <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/81240/13866">custodial</a>, Coinbase can move money from internal account to internal account without recording it on the blockchain. These sort of internal transactions between Coinbase and its customers are not normal Bitcoin transactions. So far as the Bitcoin network is concerned, Coinbase own the money not you.</p>
<p>I'm not sure what a Coinbase account &quot;BTC wallet address&quot; would be, but I guess either it isn't a valid Bitcoin address (but instead something proprietary and internal to Coinbase) or it was mis-typed or just hasn't been used yet for any on-chain transactions.</p>

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<p>I'm trying to view some of the transactions I've made on <a href="https://www.coinbase.com/dashboard" rel="nofollow noreferrer">coinbase</a> on <a href="https://www.blockchain.com/?utm_campaign=expnav_logo" rel="nofollow noreferrer">blockchain.com</a>. I copied  my btc wallet address from coinbase and searched it on blockchain.com -- nothing showed up.</p>
<p>Why is this the case?</p>
<p>Per my understanding, given that coinbase <em>stores</em> my btc inside blockchain-powered wallets after I buy them, I should have been able to see all of my transactions.</p>

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Did you pay one Coinbase user account from another Coinbase user account for the transaction?
Murch
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Unable to view coinbase transactions on blockchain.com
nz_21
# Unable to view coinbase transactions on blockchain.com

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-26)

I'm trying to view some of the transactions I've made on [coinbase](https://www.coinbase.com/dashboard) on [blockchain.com](https://www.blockchain.com/?utm_campaign=expnav_logo). I copied my btc wallet address from coinbase and searched it on blockchain.com -- nothing showed up.

Why is this the case?

Per my understanding, given that coinbase *stores* my btc inside blockchain-powered wallets after I buy them, I should have been able to see all of my transactions.

**Tags:** blockchain, coinbase.com

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Did you pay one Coinbase user account from another Coinbase user account for the transaction?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-02-26. Score: 1

Since a Coinbase account is [custodial](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/81240/13866), Coinbase can move money from internal account to internal account without recording it on the blockchain. These sort of internal transactions between Coinbase and its customers are not normal Bitcoin transactions. So far as the Bitcoin network is concerned, Coinbase own the money not you.

I'm not sure what a Coinbase account "BTC wallet address" would be, but I guess either it isn't a valid Bitcoin address (but instead something proprietary and internal to Coinbase) or it was mis-typed or just hasn't been used yet for any on-chain transactions.


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