Today is my last day at Coinbase. Six years ago I was offered a seat on a rocket ship. And dam, am I glad I said yes. If there's one thing I learned after two crippling winters and three history making bull runs, it's: Never bet against Coinbase.

Parents PLEASE check your kids candy this Halloween. Just found a thesis on the future of crypto x AI in a peanut butter cup. But since you're here → coinbase.com/blog/demystifyi…

Social media is upstream of trad media. Come help us shape Coinbase’s story where it matters most: here. We’re hiring a new role unlike any before. I need your help. This is not a typical 9-5 corporate job. We’re hiring a (remote) crypto Twitter/X native to work directly with our executive team on go direct strategies for Coinbase’s most important topics & issues. 

The ideal candidate is terminally online, has built a strong Twitter/X audience, can deeply resonate with the crypto community, and above all else: is a clear and concise communicator.

The total comp for this role is $200k for the right candidate. Must-haves Talented tweet writer & meme’r Hates corporate speak Loves direct communication Thick skin, loves feedback Born & raised in the Twitter trenches  If interested, or know anyone who would be a good fit, please share or apply here (i’m not checking my DMs): coinbase.com/careers/positio… h/t @lulumeservey - the inspo for this post and OG of going direct.

Legendary investor Neil Mehta of Green Oaks is revitalizing Fillmore Street, and it's an important effort. He's investing into the community, and that's what is really happening— a fully nonprofit effort meant to create the true San Francisco BOOM LOOP. sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/…

🔝 🎩 "Bitcoin is the granddaddy of all crypto assets," says Will Robinson, VP of engineering at Coinbase. 🤝 @willrobinson23 explains why Coinbase launched cbBTC, aiming to bring Bitcoin to DeFi. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3MK9WeJ

Looking sharp bossman @brian_armstrong “The whole reason I got into this and the mission of Coinbase is around increasing economic freedom in the world,” he says. “The vision here is that crypto is going to power more and more of global GDP. [It will] create sound money, sound financial infrastructure for people all over the world with lower fees, lower friction.”

Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong created one of crypto’s central players, a fee-gushing monster that holds more than a tenth of all the Bitcoin ever minted. But now, in the cause of “decentralization,” he’s pursuing a new path. trib.al/ad6t8VU

What APIs would you most like to see added to @CoinbaseDev in Q4 to help you go build?

I feel like a large amount of GDP is locked up because it is difficult for person A to very conveniently pay 5 cents to person B. Current high fixed costs per transaction force each of them to be of high enough amounts, which results in business models with purchase bundles, subscriptions, ad-based, etc., instead of simply pay-as-you-go. As an example, I'd like my computer to auto-pay 5 cents to the article/blog that I just read but I can't, and I think we're worse for it. In a capitalist system, transactions between entities are the gradient signal of the economy. Because our pipes don't support low magnitude terms in the sums, the gradients are not flowing properly through the system. I'm not familiar enough with payments to have an idea of specific solutions, but I expect we'd see a lot of positive 2nd / 3rd order effects if the gradients were allowed to flow properly, frictionlessly and with much higher resolution.

Remember when @coinbase won that @eBay auction for ad space on @LiquidDeath's packaging? Well it's live! The campaign is called Onchain Vision Here's the deal: 📱 Scan a QR code on Liquid Death boxes to mint digital artwork from over 40 onchain artists. 🎨 100% of the proceeds go directly to the artists, using blockchain technology built on Base by Coinbase. 🖼️ Win physical items from renowned artists like Felipe Pantone and Jeff Hamilton.

Coinbase is turning grocery runs into a gateway to a new internet with every case of Liquid Death It's time for Onchain Vision

Remember those 500,000 little @LiquidDeath billboards we bought? Here’s what we used them for: bringing the world of onchain creativity to the masses while they shop for groceries.

What if the internet was different? onchainvision.art

Last week, @brian_armstrong and I spoke to all Coinbase employees about our vision for @CoinbaseDev (CDP): "Making it easier to build onchain than online, and supporting a million onchain developers building for a billion users."

Having our Founder and CEO @brian_armstrong care so deeply about the way we build things is part of the joy of working at @coinbase.

I've seen low fees on Ethereum mainnet become an (unusual) source of angst in some quarters, but this has been the desired outcome of Ethereum's L2 scaling vision all along. I'd be far more angsty if L1 fees didn't come down! [1/4]

Check out how we build APIs at Coinbase. Both internally, using our Internal Developer Platform (IDP). And externally, through Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP). If you're thinking of integrating crypto into your app, check out cdp.coinbase.com/ And if you're a developer looking to work at @coinbase check out coinbase.com/careers

BaseCamp 001 was the first time the Base community has come together in-person. I recorded four conversations there -- with @jessepollak of @base, @benleventhal of @blackbird, @jholguin of @doodles, and @yelebademosi of @onboardglobal. I think there's a good chance we'll look back on this period as a historic moment in time, and hope these conversations give a sense for what folks are building and also capture some of the magic of being there in Idyllwild. Full podcast in the next tweet.

An internet where creators can earn directly from their creativity An internet where everyone, everywhere gets the same access, no matter where you live This is the future of the internet This is onchain

"52M Americans on Coinbase, 18 ETFs, 1M advocates for better crypto policy" - @maxbranzburg at Basecamp