Coinbase ain’t writing its software like the old days anymore. Nope, over 40% of their code? Written by artificial intelligence.
Yep, a digital brain’s spinning out lines of code faster than any human coder could dream of.
CEO Brian Armstrong’s got big ambitions, he wants AI taking care of half the code by next month.
Full capacity
Now, don’t get your knickers in a twist thinking robots are about to kick out thousands of engineers.
Armstrong’s clear, this AI code still needs human eyes, brains, and street smarts to review and understand what’s going on.
~40% of daily code written at Coinbase is AI-generated. I want to get it to >50% by October.
Obviously it needs to be reviewed and understood, and not all areas of the business can use AI-generated code. But we should be using it responsibly as much as we possibly can. pic.twitter.com/Nmnsdxgosp
— Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) September 3, 2025
Some parts of the platform? AI can’t touch. But where it can, it’s being pumped to full capacity, responsibly.
Since April, Coinbase’s AI-written code has more than doubled, climbing faster than a sprinter on game day.
A month ago, Armstrong talked about making his team “AI natives.” That means instead of replacing staff, Coinbase wants its 4,200 employees to become fluent in working with AI tools.
No layoffs by bots here, just smarter workers using AI like a Swiss Army knife in their dev toolkit.
The AI-hysteria is overblown?
On the other hand, the streets are buzzing with doom and gloom. Some experts are painting a bleak future where AI job slashing even might shrink the world’s population.
Now, that’s a heavy prediction, more dramatic than any mafia fable.
But others are calling foul on these wild tales. The White House’s AI czar David Sacks and PwC researchers argue this AI job-loss hysteria is way overblown.
Instead, AI boosts productivity, helps workers hustle smarter, not harder.
At Coinbase, this theory’s a real-life drama. Engineers use AI-powered sidekicks like Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor daily, tools that turn multi-month coding marathons into quick sprint sessions.
Armstrong even made waves when he fired engineers who couldn’t explain why they weren’t using AI after dropping a mandate in Slack. Talk about a use it or lose it vibe!
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Job openings
While Coinbase’s coding cavalry is growing, so is their hiring spree. They’ve got over 350 job openings, with nearly half aimed at hardcore engineering roles.
That’s the proof the crypto giant’s rolling with the AI punches and doubling down.
Now, crypto hiring overall is tightening. Since 2022, AI’s shiny allure has been pulling talent and money away, according to industry insiders.
Developers and entrepreneurs chase the bright new thing, and right now, that’s AI soaking up the spotlight and the cash flow.
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📅 Published: September 5, 2025 • 🕓 Last updated: September 5, 2025
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