Coinbase

Coinbase is a cryptocurrency platform founded in 2012 that provides consumer applications, institutional trading and custody, and developer infrastructure for buying, selling, storing and building with digital assets. The company serves over 100 million users worldwide and holds more digital assets in custody than any other firm. It has operated for more than a decade across financial services, fintech and blockchain tooling.

Its products span several distinct markets. The Coinbase consumer apps are used for buying, selling and storing cryptocurrency. Coinbase Prime offers professional-grade trading and custody for institutional clients. The Coinbase Developer Platform enables developers to build blockchain applications. An "Everything exchange" - a unified destination covering crypto, equities, derivatives and prediction markets - is under construction.

Technical work at the company spans blockchain technology, cryptocurrency exchange infrastructure, digital asset custody, stablecoin infrastructure, global settlement rails, full-stack financial platform development, and derivatives and prediction markets platforms.

Coinbase states that it was founded on the belief that widespread crypto adoption requires trust, security and regulatory compliance, treating these as foundational principles. The company describes its mission as making cryptocurrency accessible to mainstream users, with a long-term orientation reflected in more than ten years of operation. Its geographic presence is global.