Coinbase Global, Inc. Q4 FY2021 Earnings Call

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Key Financial Highlights (Compared to Full Year 2020)
  • Trading Volume: Increased 8.5x compared to 7.5x growth in broader crypto spot markets—market share gained across supported assets.
  • Monthly Transacting Users (MTUs): Reached an all-time high of 11.4 million in Q4, up 4x YoY.
  • Transaction Revenue: Rose over 6x to $6.8 billion across 2021; $2.3 billion in Q4 alone.
  • Subscription & Services Revenue: Surpassed $500 million for the year (10x YoY), representing 7% of net revenue (up from 4% in 2020); $214 million in Q4.
  • Cash Balance: Ended 2021 with $7 billion in cash.
Q1 2022 Trends & Guidance
  • Retail MTUs: Averaging ~10 million quarter-to-date, lower than Q4’s 11.4 million.
  • Trading Volume: Tracking at ~$200 billion quarter-to-date, also lower than Q4.
  • Subscription & Services Revenue: Expected to decline sequentially due to lower crypto prices.
  • Transaction Expenses (Q1): Forecasted to be in low to mid-20% range (gross revenue basis).
  • Operating Expenses (excluding certain expenses): Targeted at $1.2B–$1.3B for Q1.
Outlook for Full Year 2022

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Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Mel, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Coinbase Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Earnings Call. [Operator instructions] Anil Gupta, Vice President, Investor Relations, you may begin your conference. Anil Gupta: Thank you. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Coinbase fourth quarter and full year 2021 earnings call. Joining me on today’s call are Brian Armstrong, Co-Founder and CEO; Emilie Choi, President, and COO; and Alesia Haas, CFO. I hope you have all had the opportunity to read our shareholder letter, which was published on our IR site earlier today. Before we get started, I’d like to remind you that during today’s call, we may make forward-looking statements. Actual results may vary materially from today’s statements. Information concerning risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause these results to differ from these forward-looking statements is included in our SEC filings and shareholder letter available on our IR website. Our discussions today will include references to adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, or in isolation from GAAP measures. You can find additional disclosures regarding adjusted EBITDA, including a reconciliation to net income the comparable GAAP measure in our shareholder letter. We are once again, using say technologies to enable all sh

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