Coinbase is a broker dealer firm based in Remote-first, no official headquarters (incorporated in Delaware, United States) that coinbase global, inc. is a us-based platform for the cryptocurrency economy, founded in 2012, offering trading, custody, staking, payments, and institutional services. it is publicly traded on nasdaq under coin and was added to the s&p 500 in may 2025, the first crypto-native company in the index. coinbase operates registered broker-dealer subsidiaries, coinbase securities, inc. and coinbase capital markets corp, which are sec-registered and finra members. its coinbase prime and custody businesses hold over 350 billion usd in assets under custody and serve as custodian for a majority of us spot bitcoin and ether etf assets. coinbase adopted a remote-first model and does not maintain an official headquarters. brian armstrong is co-founder and ceo. They serve clients in US, EU. Coinbase is listed on The Token Playbook's vetted provider registry at thetokenplaybook.com/registry/coinbase.