Brian Armstrong
1983–present · San Francisco Bay Area, California
Co-founding Coinbase in 2012 and building it from a prototype on his laptop into the first crypto-native company in the S&P 500, while refusing to back down when the SEC came after the industry.
Coinbase founded June 2012, Y Combinator summer batch
Nasdaq direct listing April 14, 2021, closed at $328.28 a share
S&P 500 inclusion May 19, 2025, first crypto-native company
SEC enforcement case Dismissed February 27, 2025, no fine paid
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