Coinbase Global, Inc. COIN

COIN Company Overview

Coinbase Global, Inc. is a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange and financial technology company that operates digital asset trading platforms and related infrastructure services for retail consumers, institutions, developers, and businesses. The company primarily operates in the cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure industries, with core activities spanning crypto asset brokerage, custody, trading, staking, stablecoin-related services, and blockchain developer tools. According to publicly available disclosures including SEC filings and investor materials, Coinbase generates revenue primarily through transaction fees, subscription and services revenue, custody fees, staking income, and interest income associated with customer balances and stablecoin arrangements.

The company’s primary products and business lines include the Coinbase retail trading platform, Coinbase Advanced, Coinbase Prime for institutional clients, Coinbase Wallet, and blockchain infrastructure products such as Base, its Ethereum Layer-2 network. Coinbase serves retail users, institutional investors, asset managers, corporations, developers, and financial institutions across multiple jurisdictions. The company is widely recognized for its regulatory-focused operating model relative to many crypto-native competitors, including public company reporting obligations and licensing efforts in various markets. Founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam, Coinbase evolved from a retail-focused Bitcoin brokerage into one of the largest publicly traded digital asset platforms globally, completing a direct listing on Nasdaq in 2021 under the ticker COIN.