what's coinbase?
Coinbase is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform that enables users to buy, sell, trade, and store digital assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many others in a secure environment. Founded in 2012, it serves both retail and institutional clients, offering features such as a user-friendly mobile app, advanced trading tools, staking rewards, and integration with decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols. The platform emphasizes regulatory compliance, security through cold storage, and educational resources to help users navigate the crypto space. Coinbase also supports fiat on-ramps, NFT marketplaces, and international expansion to make cryptocurrency accessible worldwide.
Coinbase recorded 27.7M Jan website visits, ranked #10 in social activity with a 12% gain.
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x.com/coinbaseSold 8,689 BTC worth approximately $1.2B in a three-hour period ending around 2026-02-28 09:09 UTC.
Integrated with Coinbase AgentKit, Google's A2A protocol, and Polymarket.
Warns that the CLARITY bill could limit tokenization and DeFi growth in US on-chain markets.
Transferred 4,082 BTC ($269.41M) from Coinbase Prime to BlackRock on February 28, 2026, part of a 3-day accumulation totaling 9,615 BTC ($635M) by BlackRock.
Faces regulatory risk from OCC-proposed stablecoin rules that would ban yield and rewards, directly threatening USDC revenue streams.
REX Shares launched a leveraged ETF tied to Coinbase stock on CBOE.
Experienced renewed spot buying pressure on BTC, with BTC ETF net inflows reaching +$814M for the week.
Added TAO, ENA, and ETHFI to the Coinbase 50 Index (COIN50) in Q1 2026.
Accounts for 65% of U.S. crypto trading volume share.
Holds $425 billion in custody.
Reported Q4 revenue of $1.8 billion, down 5% quarter-over-quarter.
Rolled out interface improvements on Coinbase Advanced web platform, including market filter selectors for Commodities, FX, and Indices, and an updated web footer with persistent watchlist and top market movers view.
Will support the Sei network migration to EVM-only architecture from April 6-8, 2026.
Listed Robo Token (ROBO) for trading, enabling buying, selling, converting, sending, receiving, and storing on coinbase.com and the Coinbase app on 2026-02-27.
Entered limit-only mode for ROBO-USD on Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Advanced, and halt mode for ROBO-PERP on Coinbase International Exchange and Coinbase Advanced on February 27, 2026; ROBO-USD trading pair enters full-trading mode on Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Advanced.
Launched ROBO-PERP perpetual futures trading on 2026-02-27 on Coinbase International Exchange and Coinbase Advanced, supporting limit, market, stop, and stop limit orders.
Secured a $30 million facility that enhances operational and financial flexibility.
Employees were caught engaging in insider trading ahead of token listings.
Will enable stock transfer functionality from other platforms in the near future.
Participated in the Digital Asset Tax Fly-In on Capitol Hill alongside Blockchain Association and Solana Institute, with dozens of House Ways & Means and Crypto Caucus staff attending.
received investment from Coinbase Ventures as part of a $3.5 million seed funding round for 42space
Enabled full-trading mode for GWEI-USD trading pair on Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Advanced with limit, market, and stop orders available.
Suspends Prime Vault wallet support for 45 tokens (NOIA, DVI, PSP, BZRX, NATION, CBAT, EWTB, UMEE, DAD, RFOX, SQT, VR, LMR, CETH, GRID, DAO, SURE, UXP, BFC, YOUC, MFG, FXC, LUNR, PHA, SOFI, MIM, J, TITAN, ELON, BETA, OM, CREAM, MTA, CQT, DPX, UBT, LTX, DOGEGF, STAKE, PUSH, INXT, AGI, LST, ANTV1, CVP) on 2026-03-27 at approximately 2 PM ET.
Funded a 3% BTC reward program for deposits during Q4 2025 with an unnamed partner.
Suspended trading for MANTRA (OM) perpetual futures (OM-PERP) on Coinbase Advanced and Coinbase International Exchange on 2026-02-27 7:00 am UTC, with open positions settled automatically at a final settlement price of $0.06442 USDC.
Stock gained more than 5% in trading session on February 25, 2026.
World Liberty Financial is siding with Coinbase against the White House's version of the market structure bill.
Co-CEO of Coinbase Institutional speaks at Strategy World 2026 conference on February 25, 2026, at 1:45 PM PT.
Partners with Infinex to launch Red Packets feature on Base network for Lunar New Year celebration, involving USDC distribution.
Integrated with Morpho, building $1.2B in crypto loans.
Released a report analyzing Bitcoin options market gamma exposure, noting negative gamma in the $60,000-$70,000 region and positive gamma in the $85,000-$90,000 region, suggesting potential price movement patterns.
Coinbase Premium Index turned positive on February 26, 2026, after 40 consecutive days below zero.
USDC-SGD and USDC-CAD trading pairs enter limit-only mode on Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Advanced, allowing limit orders but disabling market orders.
Enters limit-only mode for the USDC-AUD trading pair on Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Advanced, allowing limit orders to be placed and canceled with potential matches, but prohibiting market orders.
GWEI-USD trading pair enters limit-only mode on Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Advanced, allowing limit orders to be placed and canceled with possible matches, but prohibiting market order submissions.
Integrated with Yahoo Finance to display "Trade [asset] on Coinbase" buttons on stock and crypto pages, enabling single-click trading for U.S. investors, with payment for activity generated through those links.
Integrated instant funding capability allowing users to fund stock purchases directly with USDC stablecoin.
Launched 24/5 tokenized stock and ETF trading, offering 8,000 stocks/ETFs, fractional shares from $1, and USD/USDC transactions, starting 2026-02-24. Integrated Yahoo Finance and added COIN stock.
Received deposits of 1,814 BTC (valued at $114.66M) and 24,472 ETH (valued at $44.57M) from BlackRock to Coinbase Prime, totaling approximately $159M in a single move.
Received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter, with the application still pending.
Received deposits of 1,514 BTC (worth $95.69M) and 24,472 ETH (worth $44.57M) from BlackRock.
Received a deposit of 12,000 ETH (~$22.24M) from whale address 0xB62 on February 24, 2026.
BlackRock withdrew 2,086 BTC (approximately $135M) and 8,459 ETH (approximately $15.84M) from Coinbase on 2026-02-23.
Processes approximately $5 billion in daily trading volume as of February 2026.
Listed ETHGas (GWEI) for spot trading with the GWEI-USD trading pair on February 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM PT.
Debate surrounds tax reporting requirements and procedures, with ongoing discussion about compliance and reporting mechanisms.
Bitcoin premium turned positive on February 23, 2026, after 40 consecutive days in negative territory, reaching its most positive level in 3 months as Bitcoin price surged 5%.
Coinbase Ventures participated in Based's $11.5 million Series A funding round led by Pantera Capital, structured as equity with token warrants.
Launched CLI tool 'awal' for Agentic Wallets, enabling email-based authentication, Coinbase infrastructure, sponsored gas fees on Base, and x402 protocol.
Referenced as an example of a company fleeing Delaware and California due to unpredictable rules and regulatory risk.
Custodies over 80% of U.S. BTC and ETH ETF assets and recorded $31 billion in peak inflows from ETFs in 2025.
Set to run multiple validators on Canton Network
Added ROBO to Coinbase roadmap.
Recorded peak $31 billion in ETF inflows in 2025.
Custodies over 80% of U.S. BTC and ETH ETF assets.
Experiencing Solana network outage, delaying sends and receives, preventing SOL transactions.
Increased headcount by 28%.
BlackRock deposited 2,563 BTC ($172.94M) and 49,852 ETH ($97.19M) on February 20, 2026.
Integrated Sui's token standard alongside ETH and SOL.
Cuts off Optimism DAO from millions in revenue, leading to a 25% price drop in OP token.
Characterized a meeting between the Trump White House and major banks as "constructive and cooperative" in relation to Bitcoin market structure.
Total Value Locked (TVL) declined from $5.3 billion to approximately $3.9 billion.
Banks are blocking crypto legislation according to Coinbase's statement.
Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad is speaking at Bitcoin 2026 conference.
Brian Armstrong spoke at the World Liberty Forum.
Backed Fxhash in a new funding round through Coinbase Ventures.
Faces OCC rulemaking proposal targeting stablecoin reward-sharing arrangements with affiliates for USDC yield; attended White House stablecoin legislative discussions on February 19, 2026, with Paul Grewal, Ripple, a16z, banking, and crypto trade organizations; GENIUS Act could surge stablecoin revenue 7x.
cbBTC was discussed on the Cryptocito Podcast as an example of a wrapped Bitcoin product requiring users to go through Coinbase as a centralized intermediary for wrapping BTC before using it as collateral in DeFi protocols like Aave.
Coinbase CEO appointed to CFTC advisory committee alongside 34 other crypto executives.
Treasury Secretary Bessent publicly called Coinbase a "recalcitrant actor" amid stablecoin regulation negotiations.
Buying Bitcoin according to recent industry commentary.
President Trump expects to sign crypto market structure bill by February 18, 2026, with bipartisan support and a compromise involving major banks.
Experienced degraded performance affecting users' ability to send DEX tokens or perform DEX trades, with the team identifying the cause and working to restore services.
Court case involving Coinbase originally scheduled for February 19, 2026 has been postponed until March 13, 2026.
Offers 3.5% APY on USDC holdings for Coinbase One members, with weekly rewards in BTC or USDC, daily accrual, no minimum balance, and no conversion fees if paid in BTC, starting February 19, 2026.
Urged Congress to remove capital gains taxes on Bitcoin for everyday payments.
Base chain is transitioning from optimistic proofs to TEE/ZK proofs for faster finality.
Base chain is doubling its upgrade cadence from 3 to 6 hard forks per year.
CLARITY Act expected by April 2026, with CEO Brian Armstrong and Senator Bernie Moreno supporting.
Migrates to a unified, self-operated Base stack built on Reth, with a Base V1 hardfork introducing TEE/ZK proofs, replicating the Coinbase/Base playbook in Bybit/Mantle synthesis.
Expanded Morpho-powered crypto-backed loan collateral to XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, and Litecoin for U.S. users (excluding New York) to borrow up to $100,000 USDC.
contributed to ERC-8004 standard alongside Ethereum Foundation, MetaMask, and Google for onchain identity, reputation, and validation registries
Coinbase Ventures has invested in Zora multiple times.
Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal is confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026 conference.
Ark Invest purchased 41,400 Coinbase shares worth $6.9 million on 2026-02-17, reversing its recent selling pattern.
Expanded integration with Crypto ISAC to continuously share high-confidence threat intelligence for faster response to sophisticated attacks.
Assets on Coinbase increased 3x over the last 3 years.
5 of the GSIB (Global Systemically Important Banks) banks are starting to work with Coinbase.
USDC reached new all-time highs.
Now has 12 products generating over $100M of revenue on an annualized basis.
Total trading volume grew 156% year-over-year in 2025.
Coinbase One subscription service reached new all-time highs.
Maintains partnership with Circle that entitles Coinbase to 100% of USDC interest income for assets on its platform (exchange, Prime, custody products) and 50% of residual reserve income on USDC held on other exchanges, DeFi protocols, and wallets.
Partners with BlackRock Fund Advisors on the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust, retaining 18% of Ethereum staking revenue from gross staking rewards.
Activated full trading mode for WAL-USD pair on Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Advanced, with limit, market, and stop orders now available.
Completed a $1.7B share buyback program.
Holds $11.3B in cash.
Guided Q1 operating expenses to $925M–$975M.
Guided Q1 subscription revenue to $550M–$630M.
Released highlights regarding earnings in a crypto news roundup.