The NBA striker, Kevin Durant, has access to his Bitcoin again, after being blocked from his coinbase account for almost a decade. At that time, the BTC price increased by more than 17,700%.
“We obtained this solved account recovery,” published the CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, in X, responding to a viral tweet about Durant’s access problems.
The recovery occurs days after Durant and his commercial partner, Rich Kleiman, talked about the blockade at the CNBC game plan conference. “It’s just a process that we have not been able to solve,” Kleiman said. Even so, he said, “Bitcoin continues to go up … So, I mean, it has only benefited us.”
Durant bought Bitcoin in 2016 after learning about the then teammates at the Golden State Warriors. At that time, Bitcoin quoted between $ 360 and $ 1,000 and it is estimated that Durant bought around $ 650 per currency.
He is now around $ 116,000, according to CoinmarketCap data. Neither Durant nor Kleiman revealed the size of their holdings.
Durant and Kleiman are investors in Coinbase and have promoted the company through their media, boardroom.
The episode occurs in the midst of a growing frustration among some Coinbase users, who alleged that they have faced similar problems to recover the access of the account or obtain help from customer service. Armstrong recognized criticism on social networks, saying that the company is “making a great approach” in improving customer service.
