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Coinbase did not escape the downturn. The exchange announced a $667 million net loss in the fourth quarter of 2025, reversing a profit from the prior quarter, as softer crypto markets dragged trading volumes lower. Total revenue declined 5% quarter-on-quarter to $1.8 billion, with transaction revenue slipping 6% to $983 million and subscription/services revenue down 3% to $727 million.
BREAKING: Coinbase, $COIN, unexpectedly reports a large quarterly loss, posting quarterly EPS of -$2.49 compared to expectations of $0.96.
The company posted a net loss of -$667 million last quarter. pic.twitter.com/yBt63FLWnd
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) February 12, 2026
The loss arose largely from investment related hits tied to Coinbase’s crypto asset portfolio and strategic holdings, compounded by a wider trend of market selloff that shaved roughly $1.1 trillion from total crypto capitalization in Q4.
Institutional spot trading volumes fell, but derivatives strength, including newly acquired Deribit operations, helped offset some pressure. Consumer transaction revenue dropped 13%, in-part due to shifts toward lower-fee advanced trading and higher Coinbase One usage. Stablecoin revenue, however, remained resilient, rising 3% to $364 million as average USDC balances in Coinbase products hit new highs, even with lower interest rates.
Coinbase’s Q4 loss, one of the largest quarterly figures for a U.S. public crypto firm, highlights the harsh reality of crypto cycles. When spot trading dries up, revenue takes a direct hit, and mark-to-market losses on holdings amplify the pain. It also reflects how tied the business remains to BTC/ETH price action and volatility.
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Yet, institutional/derivatives growth and stablecoin resilience could be signs that diversification is starting to matter, seeing as subscriptions and services held up better than pure trading. For investors, shares dipping to two-year lows post-earnings reflect sentiment. The exchange only just launched agentic wallets, and such diversification moves into equities, prediction markets, payments, and derivatives might just have positioned it to weather cycles, better than pure spot exchanges.
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