Brian Armstrong


Markets

CEOs of Coinbase, FTX and Binance Top Blockchain Billionaire's List

According to Hurun Report's 2020 ranking, there are 17 blockchain billionaires, 11 of whom were new additions in 2020.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Markets

Coinbase CEO Armstrong’s Net Worth Is Between $7B and $15B: Report

The Coinbase CEO is among the world’s 500 richest people, according to Bloomberg.

Brian Armstrong speaks at Consensus 2019.

Videos

BTC Price Plateau and an Imminent Coinbase IPO: Crypto News Week in Review

Bitcoin’s price plateauing below $50K after taking a big hit this week. What’s behind the recent volatility? What does Coinbase’s incoming IPO mean for the existing crypto exchange paradigm? “All About Bitcoin’s” panel weighs in on the biggest crypto news of the week.

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Markets

Coinbase Paid CEO Armstrong $60M in 2020 – Including $1.8M for 'Personal Security'

The 38-year-old tech CEO received nearly $60 million in total compensation last year.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Markets

Coinbase CEO Pens Words of Caution to Crypto Newcomers

Brian Armstrong provided words of warning to new cryptocurrency investors amid bitcoin's latest climb to fresh all-time highs.

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Policy

Coinbase CEO: Trump Administration May 'Rush Out' Burdensome Crypto Wallet Rules

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publicly voiced concern the outgoing Trump Administration may ram through onerous new data-collection requirements for crypto exchanges.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, could be "planning to rush out some new regulation regarding self-hosted crypto wallets before the end of his term," tweeted Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.

Finance

Coinbase's Global Marketing Head Latest to Join Mass Exit

Global Marketing Head John Russ is the latest in a string of departures from the crypto exchange over recent weeks.

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Finance

Serena Williams Looks to Have Dropped Coinbase Investment After Activism Row

Williams' venture firm no longer displays Coinbase in its portfolio.

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Markets

Coinbase VP of Business and Data Will Leave Over Mission Statement

Coinbase VP Dan Yoo announced he'd be leaving the crypto exchange Friday due to CEO Brian Armstrong's new "apolitical" focus.

Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures (left) with Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, at Consensus 2019.

Finance

5% of Coinbase Employees Take Severance Offer Over 'Apolitical' Stance

Sixty of Coinbase’s 1,200 employees have accepted the exit package offered by CEO Brian Armstrong, according to a memo obtained by CoinDesk.

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