Coinbase
CompanyCoinbase Global, Inc. is an American cryptocurrency exchange. It was founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam. Coinbase has over 100 million users, and is the largest U.S. based cryptocurrency exchange as well as the world's biggest bitcoin custodian, as of 2024. The company operates in more than 100 countries and holds nearly US$516 billion in assets, including nearly 12 percent of all bitcoin in existence and 11 percent of all staked Ether.
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Facts
- Country
- United StatesSource: Wikidata
- Founded
- 2012Source: Wikidata
- Founded by
- Brian Armstrong, Fred EhrsamSource: Wikidata
- CEO
- Brian ArmstrongSource: Wikidata
- Owned by
- Andreessen Horowitz, Brian Armstrong, Union Square VenturesSource: Wikidata
- Headquarters
- San FranciscoSource: Wikidata
- Employees
- 1,249 (2020)Source: Wikidata
- Sector
- Bitcoin, FintechSource: Wikidata
- Listed on
- Nasdaq (COIN)Source: Wikidata
- Products
- cryptocurrencySource: Wikidata
- Official website
- www.coinbase.comSource: Wikidata
- Wikipedia
- Read on WikipediaSource: Wikidata
Recent news
Crypto exchanges tout cold storage ratios after Binance attack
Coinbase says it holds more than 99% of customer assets in cold storage, while Gate reports 88.26% of total assets offline. The exchanges are publicising these ratios after an attack on Binance, though the article gives no details of that incident.
Binance hacker's Bitcoin holdings exceed Coinbase's reported corporate treasury
According to Cointelegraph, the attackers behind the Binance hack held 18,270 BTC early on Friday, which tops Coinbase's reported corporate holdings. They also held an Ether stash exceeding 500,000 ETH. The article does not say how the funds were obtained or when the breach occurred.