Coinbase

Questions people ask about Coinbase

What is Coinbase?

Coinbase is the largest cryptocurrency exchange based in the United States, where people buy, sell, and hold crypto like Bitcoin and Ethereum. It has been a publicly traded company since 2021.

What are Coinbase Agentic Wallets?

Agentic Wallets are wallet infrastructure Coinbase launched in early 2026, built for AI agents rather than people, letting agents execute crypto transactions on their own within programmable security limits. The system runs on the x402 protocol and supports gasless trading on Base.

What is Base?

Base is the blockchain network Coinbase built on top of Ethereum, designed to make transactions faster and cheaper than on Ethereum itself. A lot of newer consumer crypto apps run on it.

How does Coinbase make money?

Mostly from fees on trades, plus subscriptions and services around custody, staking, and its blockchain infrastructure. Fees vary by product, so the same trade can cost different amounts depending on which Coinbase product you use.

Who runs Coinbase?

Brian Armstrong cofounded Coinbase in 2012 and remains its chief executive. The company is publicly traded, so it is owned by shareholders rather than a parent company.

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