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Coinbase

Largest US crypto exchange. Public since 2021.

HQ Remote-first, USFounded 2012publicWebsite

On the watchlist — 6.4k employees.

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Headcount
6.4k
0.0%
90d change
0.0%
Funding events (90d)
0
6 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
1
AI-attributed present

headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$858k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
18.1%
within typical band
Average tenure
2.6 yrs
—
Time since last raise
10 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Coinbase

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
1,947
+2%
Professional Service
1,199
-6%
Research
758
+10%
Human Resources
302
-14%
Support
300
+5%
Product
293
+3%
Advisory
176
-2%
Legal
164
+16%
Other
633
—

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. Decrypt3d ago
    a16z Drops Crypto From Its Name, Widens Bets to AI and Frontier Tech

    Named as one of a16z's major crypto holdings, but article focus is a16z's fund rebranding, not Coinbase.

  2. DecryptHeadline3d ago
    Coinbase Fined Again in Ireland, This Time $3.6M Over Fund Safeguarding

    Article is entirely about Coinbase Ireland's €3.25M fine by Central Bank for safeguarding breaches.

  3. CoinDeskHeadline3d ago
    Irish central bank fines Coinbase Ireland $3.6 million over fund safeguarding failures

    Article is entirely about Coinbase Ireland receiving a $3.6M regulatory fine for fund safeguarding failures.

  4. CoinDesk4d ago
    Bybit will look for big broker partnerships to take on Robinhood in the U.S.

    Mentioned as an established competitor in U.S. crypto market and as example of state-by-state licensing approach.

  5. CoinDeskHeadline5d ago
    The Coinbase allegations expose Bitcoin's corporate governance gap

    Article is primarily about Coinbase's alleged asset loss and custody governance failures, with the company as the central focus of scrutiny.

  6. Decrypt5d ago
    Mastercard Opens Up AI Agent Payments With Early Access and Live Demo

    Coinbase's developer platform supplied the wallet infrastructure for Mastercard's Agent Pay demo, a supporting but not central role.

  7. CoinDeskHeadline5d ago
    Kazakhstan court bars Coinbase, five others from unlicensed crypto services in Astana International Financial Centre

    Coinbase is named in headline and is primary subject of court injunction restricting its crypto services in Kazakhstan's AIFC.

  8. Decrypt6d ago
    JPMorgan's JPM Coin Arrives on Ethereum, Putting Bank Dollars on a Public Blockchain

    Coinbase's Base network is mentioned as the initial launch platform for JPM Coin and as a testing partner, but the article focuses on JPMorgan's product.

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Events

Layoff · 14% (— roles)
Coinbase cut 14% of staff during the recent cryptocurrency market downturn and trading slowdown.
source
2mo ago
Layoff · 14% (— roles)
Coinbase cut 14% of staff in May, with the company citing AI efficiency gains as part of relying more on AI with a smaller team.AI-attributed
source
6mo ago
Layoff · 1.85% (122 roles)
Departures in 2026-05: 203 vs 6-mo baseline of 81 (2.51× spike). Derived from PDL.
6mo ago
Funding · post ipo equity · $4M
10mo ago
Funding · post ipo debt · $2.6B
1y ago
Layoff · 1.95% (128 roles)
Departures in 2025-08: 210 vs 6-mo baseline of 82.5 (2.55× spike). Derived from PDL.
1y ago
Funding · post ipo equity · $8M
2y ago
Funding · post ipo debt · $1.1B
3y ago
Funding · post ipo debt · $180M
3y ago
Layoff · 5.09% (290 roles)
Departures in 2023-01: 473 vs 6-mo baseline of 182.5 (2.59× spike). Derived from PDL.
4y ago
Funding · post ipo equity · $21M
4y ago
Layoff · 2.12% (140 roles)
Departures in 2022-07: 233 vs 6-mo baseline of 93 (2.51× spike). Derived from PDL.
4y ago

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