Coinbase CEO Armstrong’s Net Worth Is Between $7B and $15B: Report

The Coinbase CEO is among the world’s 500 richest people, according to Bloomberg.

Feb 27, 2021 at 3:25 p.m. UTC

Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 12:18 p.m. UTC

48240750871_1dbe9cc5b8_z — Brian Armstrong speaks at Consensus 2019.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s net worth is between $7 billion and $15 billion based on recent private share sales that valued the cryptocurrency exchange at as much as $100 billion, according to a Bloomberg report Friday.

This puts Armstrong among the world’s 500 richest people as Coinbase heads toward a public listing, the report said.
The executive also netted almost $60 million in salary in 2020, outpacing JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon ($31.5 million) and Apple CEO Tim Cook ($14.7 million).

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