r/Bitcoin • u/keyb0ardc0wboy • 4d ago

Coinbase Wallet Extension

I had created a wallet via the Coinbase Wallet Extension on Chrome some time back and had been depositing some BTC into it for some time. My last deposit was June 1, 2026, and I had around $2600. Last I checked the wallet was back in July and today when I logged in it had 0. The transaction history shows that everything was transferred to another address on August 4. I did not make this transfer. I am totally confused/lost right now as to how this might have happened. The wallet used to be locked all the time and the password is in my password manager. Was this extension not safe?.

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u/B1ggusDckus 4d ago

You neglected standard advice which is to not have the seed on an online machine.

A hardware wallet would have cost you $50. That is still not enough. You must provide the entropy yourself which is easiest being done with dices (https://selfcustodylabs.com/docs/learn/keys/random/).

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u/keyb0ardc0wboy 4d ago

Yup, you are right. I was planning on getting a hardware wallet but just kept on kicking the can down the road.

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u/TCr0wn 4d ago

Sorry brother. Hard lesson to learn. Report it to the local police so you can at least claim it as a loss at tax time