Coinbase

Fintech & Web3

Founded in 2012, Coinbase is a secure online platform for buying, selling, transferring, and storing digital currency, driving the transition to an open financial system.

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Quick Facts

Founded: 2012
Founders: Brian Armstrong & Fred Ehrsam
Headquarters: Remote-first
Industry: Fintech & Web3

About Coinbase

Coinbase was founded in 2012 with a radical idea: that anyone, anywhere, should be able to easily and securely send and receive Bitcoin. It started as a simple Bitcoin wallet and quickly expanded into a full retail exchange, making crypto accessible to mainstream consumers.

Today, Coinbase is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States. Beyond its retail app, the company provides deep liquidity and custody solutions for institutions (Coinbase Prime) and builds core Web3 infrastructure, including its own Ethereum Layer 2 network, Base.

What Coinbase Does

Retail Exchange

The flagship Coinbase app and Advanced Trade platform for buying, selling, and staking crypto.

Institutional (Prime)

Advanced trading, custody, and financing services for institutional investors and corporations.

Developer Tools

Infrastructure for Web3, including Coinbase Wallet SDK, Node integrations, and the Base L2 network.

Base Network

A secure, low-cost, developer-friendly Ethereum Layer 2 built to bring the next billion users onchain.

Career Areas

Types of professional roles found inside Coinbase.

Software Engineering
Product Management
Security & Blockchain Engineering
Legal & Compliance
Customer Experience
Design

Coinbase's History

2012
Founded
Coinbase is founded in San Francisco by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam.
2021
Direct Listing
Coinbase becomes a publicly traded company via a direct listing on NASDAQ.
2023
Base Network launched
Coinbase launches Base, an Ethereum Layer 2 network, significantly expanding its developer ecosystem.
2024
Bitcoin ETF custody
Coinbase is selected as the primary custodian for the vast majority of approved spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Purpose & Values

“To create an open financial system for the world”

Coinbase believes that a decentralized, open financial system will bring about more economic freedom, innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity in the world.

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