Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, predicts that by 2030, digital currency infrastructures could support 10% of the world’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), equivalent to over $10 trillion in tokenized value. This forecast came after Coinbase’s outstanding performance in Q4 2024 with a revenue of $2.3 billion. Armstrong compared the changes in financial technology to the internet boom in the early 2000s, stating, ‘This is the new online.’ With recent statements from Christopher Waller of the Federal Reserve suggesting possible institutional mindset shifts, the legal landscape of digital currencies may change. Coinbase’s future strategy focuses on expanding revenue from existing products, increasing adoption in emerging digital currency categories, and building infrastructure for long-term growth.
