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CZ: Blockchain.info was larger than Coinbase with 2M wallets in 2013-2014

Changpeng Zhao (CZ) · Binance CEO: 4 Months in Prison, $4 Billion Fine, and What Comes Next · Feb 10, 2026 · at 34:35

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) details the competitive landscape of early crypto platforms when he joined Blockchain.info in 2013.

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“At the time, Blockchain was the largest user platform in the industry, right? So they had about two million wallets more than Coinbase at the time.”

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The claim, plainly

In 2013-2014, Blockchain.info was the largest user platform in crypto, reaching approximately two million wallets and exceeding Coinbase's user count at the time.

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Assessment

Historical metrics and industry reports from 2013-2014 confirm CZ's claim. On August 11, 2014, Blockchain.info officially announced reaching 2,000,000 wallet users, making it the largest cryptocurrency platform by user count at the time. During the same timeframe, Coinbase tracked behind Blockchain.info, reaching 1.7 million unique users in October 2014 and hitting the 2 million milestone in January 2015.

Blockchain.info officially announced surpassing 2,000,000 wallet users on August 11, 2014, becoming the first crypto platform to reach this milestone.
Coinbase reached 1.7 million unique users in October 2014 and announced reaching 2,000,000 registered users in January 2015.
Industry reports from 2013-2014 (e.g., SiliconANGLE, The Next Web) consistently recognized Blockchain.info as the single largest Bitcoin wallet platform worldwide, ahead of Coinbase.

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[1] bitcoin.com [2] wikipedia.org [3] siliconangle.com [4] econstor.eu [5] bitcoinwiki.org [6] siliconangle.com [7] bitdegree.org [8] coinbase.com

"blockchain.info" "Coinbase" user count 2013 2014 largest "my-wallet-n-users" "blockchain.info" 2013 2014 Blockchain info reaches 2 million wallets 2014 "blockchain.info" "two million" OR "2 million" "wallets" 2014 Coinbase registered users 2013 2014 count "Coinbase" "1 million" OR "one million" wallets OR users 2014

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