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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
-0.1%
Funding events (90d)
0
6 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
1
AI-attributed present

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$864k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
16.9%
within typical band
Average tenure
2.5 yrs
Time since last raise
7 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Coinbase

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
1,931
+11%
Professional Service
1,176
-2%
Research
753
+12%
Human Resources
311
-6%
Support
298
+2%
Product
290
+7%
Advisory
174
0%
Legal
157
+15%
Other
626

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. Decrypt1d ago
    Samsung Wallet Will Add Stablecoin Support, Including USDC

    Named as Samsung's crypto integration partner from October 2025 deal enabling wallet purchases for 75M Galaxy owners.

  2. Decrypt1d ago
    Morning Minute: Bitcoin's New $15M Quantum Defense Fund

    Named as a founding member of the Bitcoin Security Consortium pledging $15M for quantum defense research.

  3. Decrypt2d ago
    Goldman Sachs CEO Breaks With Wall Street to Back Crypto Clarity Act

    Named as a crypto company that offers stablecoin yield rewards; mentioned in legislative context but not a focus.

  4. CoinDeskHeadline2d ago
    Coinbase's corporate customers can now accept payments from AI agents

    Article is entirely about Coinbase's new AI agent payment acceptance feature and platform rollout.

  5. CoinDesk2d ago
    The SEC settles with Coinbase over its missing Gary Gensler texts

    Coinbase is the primary beneficiary of SEC FOIA settlement; CEO Armstrong quoted celebrating transparency victory.

  6. DecryptHeadline2d ago
    BlackRock, Coinbase and Strategy Pledge $15M to Quantum-Proof Bitcoin

    Coinbase named in headline and identified as a founding member of the Bitcoin Security Consortium pledging $15M.

  7. CoinDesk2d ago
    Crypto for Advisors: It’s time for tokenization to get to work

    Coinbase mentioned once in passing as part of an EY survey on tokenization demand; not a focus.

  8. CoinDesk2d ago
    Goldman Sachs CEO backs Clarity Act despite banking industry's concerns over stablecoin rules

    Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong quoted once regarding stablecoin reward lobbying debate, but not a primary subject.

Events

Layoff · 0.14% (— 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
3mo ago
Funding · post ipo equity · $4M
7mo ago
Funding · post ipo debt · $2.6B
1y ago
Funding · post ipo equity · $8M
1y ago
Layoff · 1.82% (100 roles)
Departures in 2024-08: 166 vs 6-mo baseline of 66 (2.52× spike). Derived from PDL.
2y ago
Funding · post ipo debt · $1.1B
2y ago
Funding · post ipo debt · $180M
3y ago
Layoff · 5.43% (305 roles)
Departures in 2023-01: 491 vs 6-mo baseline of 186 (2.64× spike). Derived from PDL.
4y ago
Funding · post ipo equity · $21M
4y ago
Layoff · 10.19% (752 roles)
Departures in 2022-06: 838 vs 6-mo baseline of 86 (9.74× spike). Derived from PDL.
4y ago

Score history