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Armstrong Says Wall Street Misreads Coinbase as Institutional Ties Grow

He urges investors to focus on adjusted profitability that strips out unrealized crypto swings.

Overview

  • The CEO cited 2025 trading volume up 156% with Coinbase’s crypto market share roughly doubling year over year.
  • He said assets on the platform have tripled over three years as the company expands product-driven revenue.
  • Coinbase now counts 12 products each generating more than $100 million in annualized revenue, with USDC and Coinbase One at all-time highs.
  • Armstrong said five globally systemically important banks have begun partnerships with Coinbase and that roughly half of major financial institutions are engaging with crypto services.
  • He argued GAAP results were distorted by unrealized marks but that adjusted metrics showed profitability last quarter, even as critics on X questioned his stock sales and product decisions.