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Coinbase

Largest US crypto exchange. Public since 2021.

HQ Remote-first, USFounded 2012publicWebsite

On the watchlist — 6.3k employees.

Headcount
6.3k
0.0%
90d change
-0.8%
Funding events (90d)
0
6 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$1B-$10B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$868k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
16.5%
within typical band
Average tenure
2.5 yrs
Time since last raise
6 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Coinbase

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
1,912
+13%
Professional Service
1,165
+8%
Research
740
+13%
Human Resources
307
-4%
Support
298
+2%
Product
289
+11%
Advisory
174
-1%
Legal
161
+23%
Other
636

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. DecryptHeadlinetoday
    Bitcoin Must Prepare for Quantum Threat Now, Coinbase Says

    Article centers on Coinbase's quantum advisory council report warning blockchain networks to prepare for quantum threats to cryptocurrency security.

  2. Decrypttoday
    Ripple CEO Takes Aim at JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Over Clarity Act Crypto Bill Criticism

    Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is a significant subject in the article's discussion of Clarity Act support and stablecoin yields.

  3. DecryptHeadlinetoday
    Coinbase Launches Tool That Lets AI Agents Trade Crypto and Make Payments for Users

    Article is entirely about Coinbase's new AI agent product launch and capabilities.

  4. Decrypttoday
    Crypto Platforms Broaden Access to Elon Musk's SpaceX Ahead of $1.75 Trillion IPO

    Coinbase International rolled out a pre-IPO perpetual futures contract for SpaceX; mentioned as one crypto platform enabling IPO access.

  5. TechCrunchHeadlinetoday
    Coinbase’s new tool can help agents trade and pay for premium research

    Article focuses on Coinbase's new AI agent tool for trading and premium research payments.

  6. CoinDeskHeadlinetoday
    Coinbase launches AI agent accounts that can trade and spend on your behalf

    Article is entirely about Coinbase's new AI agent trading platform launch.

  7. TechCrunchHeadlinetoday
    Coinbase debuts AI agent that can trade and pay for premium research

    Article is primarily about Coinbase's new AI agent launch for trading and premium research.

  8. Decrypttoday
    World Cup Could Bring Billions in Volume to Prediction Markets in 'Watershed Moment': Bernstein

    Coinbase highlighted as prediction markets player crossing $100M annualized revenue via Kalshi partnership for World Cup.

Events

Funding · post ipo equity · $4M
6mo ago
Funding · post ipo debt · $2.6B
10mo ago
Layoff · 2.12% (134 roles)
Departures in 2025-08: 219 vs 6-mo baseline of 85 (2.58× spike). Derived from PDL.
11mo ago
Funding · post ipo equity · $8M
1y ago
Layoff · 1.87% (102 roles)
Departures in 2024-08: 169 vs 6-mo baseline of 66.5 (2.54× spike). Derived from PDL.
2y ago
Funding · post ipo debt · $1.1B
2y ago
Funding · post ipo debt · $180M
3y ago
Layoff · 5.4% (302 roles)
Departures in 2023-01: 490 vs 6-mo baseline of 188.5 (2.6× spike). Derived from PDL.
3y ago
Funding · post ipo equity · $21M
4y ago
Layoff · 10.11% (744 roles)
Departures in 2022-06: 834 vs 6-mo baseline of 89.5 (9.32× spike). Derived from PDL.
4y ago

Score history