Coinbase has revealed its first loss as a public company, but CEO Brian Armstrong remains upbeat about the crypto exchange's future.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has disclosed its first net loss as a public company of $430 million in Q1, but CEO Brian Armstrong said on an earnings call that he's “never been more bullish on where we are as a company.”that revenue had dropped 27% to $1.17 billion, down from $1.6 billion in the first quarter of 2021 and a long way off its Q4 2021 revenue of $2.5 billion. Monthly transacting users also dropped by over 19% to 9.2 million, from last quarter's 11.4 million.
Shares of Coinbase had already fallen by over 16% to close at $73 over the day, and after the earnings disclosure after hours trading saw the price fall further to $61 at the time of writing. Coinbase's shares have been on a steady fall since November 2021 where it almost reached the $380 high from its initial public offering in April last year.
Armstrong said that the company was “greedy when others are fearful”, acquiring talent and focusing onfor the future. Addressing what he called the “elephant in the room” of the company earnings downturn, he said: “The broader markets are down. We're seeing a downmarket for growth tech stocks and risk assets, Coinbase and crypto is no exception to that. The good news is as a crypto company we've lived through many different cycles in crypto, including major draw downs, which I think make us well suited to operate through these environments.”
He reminded shareholders of a prospectus released by the company a year ago which stated it aimed to grow crypto adoption long term, operating the company at a rough break even.
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