Coinbase Global, Inc. Q3 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Coinbase Q3 2024 Earnings Summary

  • Revenue: Total Q3 revenue was $1.2 billion, down 6.3% from Q2 2024's $1.28 billion. Transaction revenue was $573 million, a 27% decrease quarter-over-quarter, driven by reduced market volatility and higher share of stablecoin trades that generate minimal fees.
  • Adjusted EBITDA: $449 million, marking Coinbase’s seventh consecutive quarter of positive adjusted EBITDA.
  • Net Income: $75 million, impacted by $121 million in unrealized pretax losses in crypto investments.
  • Expenses: Operating expenses were $1 billion, down 6% quarter-over-quarter, showing continued cost discipline.
  • Balance Sheet: USD resources rose 5% quarter-over-quarter to $8.2 billion. Crypto investment holdings valued at $1.3 billion (approx. 25% of net cash).
  • Share Buyback: Authorized a $1 billion stock repurchase program, with no expiration period, as a capital return strategy.

Key Business Highlights

  • Revenue Diversification: Subscription and services revenue reached $556 million in Q3, on track to exceed $2 billion for full year 2024 (up from $1.4 billion in 2023).

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Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Sarah, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Coinbase Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Anil Gupta, Vice President, Investor Relations, you may begin your conference. Anil Gupta: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Coinbase Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. Joining me on today's call are Brian Armstrong, Co-Founder and CEO; Emilie Choi, President and COO; Alesia Haas, CFO; and Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer. I hope you've all had the opportunity to read our shareholder letter, which was published on our Investor Relations website earlier today. Before we get started, I'd like to remind you that during today's call, we may make forward-looking statements, which may vary materially from actual results. Information concerning risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause these results to differ is included in our SEC filings. Our discussion today will also include certain non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided in the shareholder letter on our Investor Relations website. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for GAAP measures. We are once again using the Say Technologies platform to enable our shareholders to ask questions. In addition, we'll take live questions from our research analysts. And with that, I'll turn it over to Bri

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