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Brian Armstrong
CEO of Coinbase and co-founder of NewLimit
CEO and co-founder, Coinbase · Co-founder, NewLimit
Background
Brian Armstrong is an American businessman and investor. He is the CEO of Coinbase, a cryptocurrency platform he co-founded with Fred Ehrsam in 2012.
He is also a co-founder of NewLimit, an anti-aging startup.
Key facts
- Current title
- CEO of Coinbase, which he co-founded with Fred Ehrsamsource
- Coinbase
- In 2012, Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam co-founded Coinbase; Armstrong was its first CEOsource
- Born
- January 25, 1983, near San Jose, Californiasource
- Education
- Rice University: dual bachelor's degree in economics and computer science in 2005, followed by a master's in computer science in 2006source
- NewLimit
- Co-founder of NewLimit, an anti-aging startupsource
WYDE coverage of Brian Armstrong
Crypto & DeFi
Coinbase's AI News Alert Called a World Cup Result Before Kickoff
Sep 11, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiThe SEC Pays $150,000 to End a Records Lawsuit Over Gensler's Deleted Texts
Jul 24, 2026 · 2 min read
HealthcareLife Biosciences Doses the First Patient as Cellular Rejuvenation Reaches Human Trials
Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiCoinbase CEO's Longevity Startup NewLimit Raises $435 Million at $3.1 Billion Valuation
Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read
NewsletterWe signed Feed the Children. The White House debunked the banks. Iran priced Hormuz in Bitcoin. 20,000 meals.
Apr 13, 2026 · 7 min read
Crypto & DeFiTreasury Secretary and SEC Chair Publicly Push CLARITY Act to Trump's Desk as Senate Markup Deadline Nears
Apr 13, 2026 · 3 min read
Crypto & DeFiSam Altman's World and Coinbase Launch Identity Layer for AI Agent Commerce
Mar 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Sources
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