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Coinbase Q3 net income $719M as revenue falls 35% to $1.22B
Coinbase said third-quarter net income was $719 million while Techmeme, citing Bloomberg, said revenue fell 35% year over year to $1.22 billion, in line with estimates, with most of the profit from unrealized crypto gains.
Coinbase Global Inc. on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $719 million, while Techmeme, summarizing Bloomberg, said revenue fell 35% from a year earlier to $1.22 billion, matching estimates1,2.
Techmeme said the profit was Coinbase's first in a year and rose 66% from a year earlier, driven by unrealized gains on crypto assets1. Coinbase's release reported adjusted net income of $78 million and adjusted EBITDA of $333 million, up 60% from the second quarter and the 15th consecutive quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA2.
The company's earnings statement did not highlight the year-over-year revenue percentage change that Bloomberg led with1,2. Coinbase said subscription and services revenue was 49% of net revenue in the quarter ended Sept. 302.
Coinbase said average USDC held in its products reached a record $22 billion, about 30% of average USDC market capitalization, and that paid Coinbase One subscribers hit an all-time high, up 24% year over year2.
The company said its crypto trading volume market share reached 10.7%, a fourth straight quarterly gain, and that assets on platform returned to a peak 12.5% of total crypto market capitalization2. Prediction markets surpassed $200 million in annualized revenue, Coinbase said, with daily traders up more than 60% from the prior quarter2.
Chief Executive Brian Armstrong said the company had returned to peak assets-on-platform market share and called prediction markets among its fastest-growing products2. Chief Financial Officer Alesia Haas said subscription and services revenue grew from the prior quarter and that prediction markets are less correlated with crypto volatility2.
Sources
- TechmemeCoinbase reports Q3 revenue down 35% YoY to $1.22B, in line with est., and net income up 66% to $719M, its first profit in a year, on unrealized crypto gains (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)
- CoinbaseCoinbase Q3 2026 Earnings Show All-time-high Coinbase One Subscribers and Prediction Markets Surpassing $200 Million in Annualized Revenue
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Coinbase reports Q3 revenue down 35% YoY to $1.22B, in line with est., and net income up 66% to $719M, its first profit in a year, on unrealized crypto gains (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)
Leads with a figure in the headline.
Techmeme summarized Bloomberg's report that Coinbase Q3 revenue fell 35% to $1.22 billion, matching estimates, while net income rose 66% to $719 million on unrealized crypto gains.
Leaves out Adjusted earnings, USDC balances, prediction markets and market-share figures
Coinbase Q3 2026 Earnings Show All-time-high Coinbase One Subscribers and Prediction Markets Surpassing $200 Million in Annualized Revenue
Adjusted EBITDA streak, USDC balances, prediction markets and Coinbase One subscribers
Coinbase's earnings release reported $719 million of net income and $78 million of adjusted net income, with subscription and services at 49% of net revenue.
Leaves out The year-over-year percentage drop in total revenue and Wall Street estimates
Where they agree
- Net income of $719 million for the third quarter of 2026
Where they differ
How much of the profit is operating versus mark-to-market