The global law enforcement agencies are seemingly tightening the noose around crypto threats. Coinbase, in its latest transparency report claimed that it logged a 19 percent rise in requests from international law enforcement bodies between October 2024 and September 2025. The data, rather noteworthy, comes at a time when multiple nations are working to design crypto regulatory regimes to safeguard their national financial stabilities while allowing the sector to grow.
As per the report, a total of 12,716 requests were received within the given period. The U.S. law agencies submitted 5,444 requests to Coinbase seeking information on suspicious crypto activities – accounting for more calls than any other nation. Germany, France, the U.K. and Spain followed the U.S. on the list respectively, logging in 1,204, 1,114, 908, and 601 requests.
“As in years past, the overwhelming majority of requests we received both globally and in the U.S. were from law enforcement agencies in connection with criminal enforcement matters,” the U.S.-based exchange said in its report.
Source: Coinbase
The data shared by Coinbase indicated that French investigative authorities are increasingly ramping up probes around crypto activities. The requests from the European nation grew 111 percent between October 2024 and September 2025. Meanwhile, similar appeals from the U.K. rose by 16 percent within the same period.
Coinbase highlighted that it does not give any agency direct access to the data of its users. Instead, it said, it has set up a team of analysts and legal experts to review these requests and provide the necessary assistance.
“Coinbase may challenge government and law enforcement requests, depending on the particular circumstances of each request. Under certain circumstances, we may ask the government or law enforcement agency to narrow their request,” it noted.
Among notable exceptions, Coinbase said, investigative demands from Germany and South Korea decreased this past year. While requests from German officials dropped by five percent, those from South Korea drastically went down by 67 percent. It is striking that both Germany and South Korea are rapidly evolving their crypto regulatory landscapes. While Germany is already following the EU’s MiCA rules to oversee crypto activities, South Korea is gradually introducing guidelines for Web3 firms to adhere to.
Summing up the report, Coinbase said, “in 2025, Coinbase received requests from over 60 different countries. These requests include subpoenas, court orders, search warrants, and other formal legal processes. We have an obligation to respond to these requests if they are valid under laws applicable to us.”