If I have 20 coins in coinbase and an account at bitfinex.
I buy 20 from bitfinex and just sell the 20 coins I have at coinbase I end up with 20 coins and 800 in cash.
At least until Conbase says your transaction was suspecious and voids your trade if the price moves against them.
Seriously, I think panics are a great time to arbitrage between exchanges, I'm just not sure coinbase is the best one to use. Good luck all the same.
And yes, I do think this is an XT event. It adds a lot of uncertainty and weakens the ecosystem, both good reasons to sell and not buy.