Crypto
In 2024:
- Bitcoin crossed $100K (coingecko.com/en/coins/bitcoin)
- Crypto’s total market cap reached $3.91T (coingecko.com/en/global-charts)
- Stablecoins’ total market cap reached $204B (defillama.com/stablecoins)
- Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs attracted $135B in <1 year (theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/bitcoin-etf, theblock.co/data/crypto-markets/ethereum-etf)
- The U.S. elected the most pro-crypto Congress ever (see Brian Armstrong’s tweet below)
And it’s still day one.
Stablecoins
The future of money isn’t just coming.
It’s already here with stablecoins.
The numbers in 2024 tell the story.
Coinbase
2024 was a big year for Coinbase.
We’re building a global onchain economy that increases innovation, creativity, and freedom.
And we want you to build it with us.
Base
In 2024, Base:
- Developers grew 4x from 634 → 2649
- Transactions per day grew 22x from 415K → 9.4M
- DEX volumes per day grew 31x from $66M → $2.05B
- Assets on platform grew 16x from $745M → $12.45B
Job’s not finished (not even close).
Coinbase Wallet
In 2024, Coinbase Wallet shipped:
- Onchain subscriptions
- Solana DEX integration
- Send crypto via text
- Smart wallets
- New web app
- USDC rewards
We’re creating the best wallet for developers and users with seamless funding, identity, and chain management.
Looking Ahead
Thank you all for believing and building in 2024.
Where we go from here is up to us, together.
Let’s make 2025 the year we bring the world onchain.