Coinbase Global, Inc.
Business
Coinbase Global, Inc. operates a trusted crypto platform that enables customers to engage with crypto assets and provides infrastructure for the onchain economy. It offers consumer and institutional trading, prime brokerage, custody, staking, stablecoins, a self‑custodial wallet, a developer platform, an L2 blockchain (Base), subscription services, markets, and institutional financing products. The company’s business is organized around three customer groups—consumers, institutions, and developers—and includes transaction products, subscription products, custody, markets, and developer tools. Coinbase serves customers globally via web and mobile platforms, APIs, regulated trading venues, custody services, and licensed entities across multiple jurisdictions.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-13
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 7,181 | 6,564 | 3,108 | 3,194 | 7,839 | |
| Transaction expense | 1,020 | 898 | 421 | 630 | 1,268 | |
| Technology and development | 1,671 | 1,468 | 1,325 | 2,326 | 1,292 | |
| Sales and marketing | 1,059 | 654 | 332 | 510 | 664 | |
| General and administrative | 1,620 | 1,300 | 1,074 | 1,601 | 909 | |
| Losses (gains) on crypto assets held for operations, net | 21 | −72 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Crypto asset impairment, net | 0 | 0 | −35 | 722 | 153 | |
| Restructuring | 0 | 0 | 143 | 41 | 0 | |
| Other operating expense, net | 356 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 477 | |
| Total operating expenses | 5,746 | 4,257 | 3,270 | 5,904 | 4,763 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 1,435 | 2,307 | −162 | −2,710 | 3,077 | |
| Interest expense | 85 | 81 | 83 | 89 | — | |
| Losses (gains) on crypto assets held for investment, net | 529 | −687 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Other income, net | −701 | −29 | −168 | 265 | 20 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 1,522 | 2,943 | −77 | −3,065 | 3,027 | |
| Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 262 | 364 | −172 | −440 | −597 | |
| Net income | 1,260 | 2,579 | 95 | −2,625 | 3,624 | |
| Basic | 1,260 | 2,578 | 95 | −2,625 | 3,097 | |
| Diluted | 1,277 | 2,591 | 95 | −2,631 | 3,190 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 4.85 | 10.42 | 0.4 | −11.81 | 17.47 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 4.45 | 9.48 | 0.37 | −11.83 | 14.5 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 260 | 247 | 236 | 222 | 177 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 287 | 273 | 254 | 222 | 220 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 11,285 | 9,308 | 5,489 | 4,425 | 7,123 | |
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 334 | 347 | 44 | 26 | — | |
| Customer custodial funds | 5,347 | 6,159 | 4,571 | — | 10,526 | |
| Crypto assets held for operations | 121 | 83 | — | — | — | |
| Loan receivables | 1,355 | 644 | 193 | — | — | |
| Crypto assets held as collateral | 823 | 767 | 354 | — | — | |
| Crypto assets borrowed | 319 | 261 | 45 | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 307 | 265 | 168 | — | — | |
| Marketable investments | 310 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other current assets | 187 | 278 | 213 | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 20,388 | 18,113 | 11,357 | 86,448 | 18,374 | |
| Crypto assets held for investment | 1,999 | 1,553 | — | — | — | |
| Strategic investments | 623 | 374 | — | — | — | |
| Deferred tax assets | 571 | 941 | 1,272 | 1,047 | — | |
| Software and equipment, net | 265 | 200 | — | — | — | |
| Goodwill | 4,169 | 1,140 | 1,140 | 1,074 | 626 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 1,398 | 47 | — | — | — | |
| Other non-current assets | 259 | 174 | 376 | 355 | 952 | |
| Total assets | 29,672 | 22,542 | 14,754 | 89,725 | 21,274 | |
| Customer custodial fund liabilities | 5,347 | 6,159 | 4,571 | 4,830 | — | |
| Accounts payable | 118 | 63 | 39 | 56 | 40 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 1,270 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Short-term borrowings | 452 | 374 | — | — | — | |
| Obligation to return collateral | 827 | 792 | 355 | — | — | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 688 | 553 | 457 | 331 | 440 | |
| Total current liabilities | 8,701 | 7,941 | 5,485 | 80,815 | 11,419 | |
| Long-term debt | 5,937 | 4,234 | 2,980 | 3,393 | 3,385 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 240 | 90 | 7 | 20 | 15 | |
| Total liabilities | 14,879 | 12,265 | 8,472 | 84,270 | 14,893 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 21.) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 500,000 shares authorized and zero shares issued and outstanding at each of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Class A and B common stock, $0.00001 par value; 10,500,000 (Class A 10,000,000, Class B 500,000) shares authorized at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; 267,836 (Class A 226,797, Class B 41,039) shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 253,640 (Class A 209,762, Class B 43,878) shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 3,000 | 2,000 | — | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 8,567 | 5,366 | 4,492 | 3,768 | 2,035 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 5 | −50 | −30 | −39 | −3 | |
| Retained earnings | 6,221 | 4,961 | 1,820 | 1,725 | 4,350 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 14,793 | 10,277 | 6,282 | 5,455 | 6,382 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 29,672 | 22,542 | 14,754 | 89,725 | 21,274 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 188 | 123 | 140 | 154 | 64 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 839 | 913 | 781 | 1,566 | 821 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 238 | 151 | −216 | −468 | −558 | |
| (Gains) losses on investments, net | −681 | 12 | −24 | 3 | −20 | |
| Gains on extinguishment of long-term debt, net | 0 | 0 | −117 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gains on crypto assets held, net (pre ASU 2023-08) | — | — | −118 | −37 | −178 | |
| Crypto asset impairment expense (pre ASU 2023-08) | — | — | 97 | 757 | 329 | |
| Crypto assets received as revenue (pre ASU 2023-08) | — | — | −461 | −471 | −1,016 | |
| Crypto asset payments for expenses (pre ASU 2023-08) | — | — | 298 | 383 | 816 | |
| Other operating activities, net | 62 | 11 | 151 | 84 | 6 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | −2 | −101 | 84 | — | — | |
| Customer custodial funds in transit | 57 | 47 | −115 | — | — | |
| Income taxes, net | −147 | 77 | 9 | 2 | −62 | |
| Other current and non-current assets | −47 | 49 | 28 | 19 | −20 | |
| Other current and non-current liabilities | 108 | −3 | 43 | −101 | 302 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 2,426 | 3,104 | 673 | −1,585 | 4,038 | |
| Loans originated | −12,453 | −7,364 | −923 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from repayment of loans | 11,665 | 7,189 | 647 | 328 | 125 | |
| Assets pledged as collateral | −16 | −101 | −160 | — | — | |
| Return of assets pledged as collateral | 16 | 147 | 196 | — | — | |
| Business combinations, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired | −742 | 0 | −31 | −186 | −71 | |
| Purchases of crypto assets held for investment | −788 | −35 | −280 | −1,400 | −3,009 | |
| Dispositions of crypto assets held for investment | 267 | 92 | 466 | 969 | 2,574 | |
| Purchase of investments | −377 | −60 | −19 | — | — | |
| Dispositions of investments | 490 | 5 | 4 | — | — | |
| Other investing activities, net | −111 | −74 | −107 | −167 | 2 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −2,050 | −201 | −206 | −664 | −1,125 | |
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, net of repurchases | 78 | 126 | 48 | 51 | 217 | |
| Issuances of convertible senior notes, net | 2,957 | 1,246 | 0 | 0 | 1,404 | |
| Repurchase of common stock | −790 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Repayment of long-term debt | 0 | 0 | −304 | 0 | 0 | |
| Purchases of capped calls | −224 | −104 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Customer custodial fund liabilities | −936 | 1,638 | −275 | −5,563 | 6,692 | |
| Customer collateral received | 871 | 568 | 321 | 0 | 0 | |
| Return of customer collateral | −892 | −544 | −347 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | −403 | −117 | −278 | −352 | −263 | |
| Proceeds from short-term borrowings | 626 | 123 | 32 | 191 | — | |
| Repayments of short-term borrowings | −581 | −48 | −52 | −191 | 0 | |
| Other financing activities, net | 33 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 433,000 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 740 | 2,903 | −838 | −5,839 | 9,976 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents | 1,117 | 5,806 | −371 | −8,088 | 12,890 | |
| Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents | 93 | −48 | 9 | −163 | −65 |