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Brian Armstrong believes that blockchain technology is in the process of updating all aspects of the traditional financial system, including payments, borrowing, lending, and capital formation.
Financial institutions such as BlackRock and Apollo have publicly stated their intention to tokenize all of their funds.
Coinbase aims to build an "everything exchange" that brings all asset classes, including crypto, stocks, commodities, and FX, onto a single tradable platform.
Coinbase custodies more than 12% of all cryptocurrency in the world, which is more than any other single company.
Brian Armstrong believes the market for digital dollars, or stablecoins, is underappreciated and could grow by 100x to 1000x from its current size.
The total market capitalization of stablecoins is approximately $300 billion, making the sector collectively the 16th largest holder of U.S. government debt.
Coinbase is currently providing crypto integration services for five GSIB (Globally Systemically Important Banks).
At Coinbase, more than 50% of software code is now written by AI, and approximately 60% of customer support tickets are answered by AI.
Brian Armstrong predicts that there will eventually be more AI agents than human beings, and these agents will transact using stablecoin wallets.
Brian Armstrong's longevity biotech company, New Limit, successfully demonstrated the reprogramming of human cells to restore younger functions within its first three years of operation.
Brian Armstrong believes there is a 50% chance that "longevity escape velocity"—where medical science extends life expectancy by more than a year for every year that passes—will be achieved within his lifetime.
The stablecoin market grew approximately 100% year-over-year in the last year.