Author
@brian_armstrong brian_armstrong
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Coinbase CEO evangelizing the crypto-rails buildout with operator-grade conviction
Posts Coinbase/Base product launches, operational updates, a
trader score
-1.13
hit rate
30%
mean α
-0.73%
signals 14d
23
Grade = how their written analysis reads (A best). Trader score = how their last-20 timestamped calls performed vs SPY.
Their picks, scored
Across their last 20 scored bets: 30% hit rate, -0.73% mean alpha, trader score -1.13. Their last-14d mentions, direction-adjusted, have moved -9.0% since posting (mean over 16 mentions with price data).
Recent signals15receipts included
| date (PT) | ticker | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | COIN | @brian_armstrong | +0.30 | Coinbase CEO announces a substantially faster matching engine for Coinbase Advanced. | -5.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | COIN | @brian_armstrong | +0.30 | Coinbase CEO announces an Omarchy Linux plugin for portfolio tracking and trading. | -10.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | COIN | @brian_armstrong | +0.20 | Coinbase CEO describes agent-based API feedback and transaction testing. | -4.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | · | @brian_armstrong | · | Announces a Brazil user promotion offering up to an 8% asset bonus before November 5. | · | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | · | @brian_armstrong | · | Reports a coordinated Coinbase-industry and law-enforcement action against scam networks. | · | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | COIN | @brian_armstrong | +0.35 | Promotes Base tools for integrating crypto earning and borrowing into apps. | -9.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | · | @brian_armstrong | · | Argues early adoption of stablecoin strategies will confer a customer advantage. | · | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-11 | COIN | @brian_armstrong | +0.30 | Coinbase says a fine-tuned Qwen model beat frontier models on fraud prevention at lower cost. | -8.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-11 | · | @brian_armstrong | · | Strongly endorses the SEC proposal to broaden merit-based private-market access. | · | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-11 | COIN | @brian_armstrong | +0.35 | Coinbase says its institutional platform gained capabilities through completed Deribit integration. | -8.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | COIN | @brian_armstrong | +0.55 | Argues that finance is moving onchain over the next decade, especially through agentic finance. | -8.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | COIN | @brian_armstrong | +0.25 | Coinbase CEO announces that keyboard shortcuts are now live in Coinbase Advanced. | -8.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | · | @brian_armstrong | · | Views a Texas legal precedent favoring corporate incorporation as a positive trend. | · | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | COIN | @brian_armstrong | +0.35 | Coinbase says it is working with Samsung to bring USDC to Samsung Wallet. | -7.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | COIN | @brian_armstrong | +0.50 | Coinbase CEO announces that Coinbase Pro is returning. | -11.5% | tweet ↗ |
Grade is our human read-worthiness rating; trader score is a rolling 20-bet hit-rate/alpha composite — different things, often disagreeing. “Since then” is direction-unaware in the table; the summary line above adjusts for which way they leaned.