• Coinbase Q1 2026 analyst Q&A call featured CFO Alesia Haas, Chief Business Officer and head of IR Shan Aggarwal, analysts from Clear Street, Piper Sandler, KeyBanc, Rosenblatt, Goldman Sachs, Citi, HC Wainwright, Deutsche Bank, Barclays.
• Haas flagged limited fixed-cost growth outlook for rest of year, pointing to AI-driven efficiency; incremental spend in a market rebound likely to show up mainly in variable items such as USDC rewards or growth marketing rather than fixed expenses.
• Share repurchase authorization stood at about USD 2.1 billion, with a 10b5-1 plan in market for opportunistic buybacks while retaining capacity for organic investment or M&A.
• Management prepared for stablecoin rule changes that would bar rewards on passive idle balances, aiming to shift customers toward “activity-based” engagement; Haas declined to define qualifying activity pending rulemaking, while Aggarwal cited Coinbase One subscribers as typically using multiple products.
• Prediction markets reached an annualized USD 100 million revenue run rate as of March, with economics tied to contract pricing and a transaction expense paid to vendor Kalshi; Haas said equities product is not being monetized yet, positioning it as engagement driver.

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