Brian Armstrong

7 statements across 2 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 31, 2025 by Brian Armstrong · said 25 times in 17 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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2026 6 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode

Sam vs Elon Trial, Coinbase Cuts 14% in AI Pivot, Digesting Meta Earnings | Diet TBPN May 6, 2026 · 4 mentions · from 18:38
Bezos' Prometheus Raises $12B, America Inc. Moves to Texas, Trucking Rebounds | Diet TBPN Jun 12, 2026 · 1 mention · from 3:40
Palantir's AIPCon 10, Ramp Hits $44B, 60 Minutes Eyes Rogan | Diet TBPN Jun 4, 2026 · 1 mention · from 10:30
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2025 8 mentions in 7 episodes 1 per episode

The US GOVERNMENT Files (Time for the Truth) Jan 10, 2025 · 2 mentions · from 29:39
a16z Crypto Managing Partner Chris Dixon Live on TBPN Oct 23, 2025 · 1 mention · from 0:21
Palmer Luckey Live on TBPN Oct 21, 2025 · 1 mention · from 48:56
Weekly Recap: Tesla Robotaxi, Mr. Beast's AI Tool, Yacine, The Social Network 2, Neuralink Update Jun 28, 2025 · 1 mention · from 1:06:22
Weekly Recap: Elon's Starship Explodes, OpenAI's Defense Contract, Nvidia's Robots, We Test Cluely Jun 21, 2025 · 1 mention · from 58:26
Alexis Ohanian reflects on Reddit, the changing internet, and the future of Digg. Mar 11, 2025 · 1 mention · from 15:51
Elizabeth Holmes First Interview Released Feb 18, 2025 · 1 mention · from 29:27
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2024 11 mentions in 7 episodes 2 per episode

You are NOT a Lottery Ticket (Peter Thiel Breakdown) Dec 19, 2024 · 3 mentions · from 39:37
CHRISTIANITY: Why it's making a comeback (ep23) Dec 17, 2024 · 2 mentions · from 1:00:19
Election Betting Gone WRONG (ep15) Nov 26, 2024 · 2 mentions · from 1:01:15
FACT CHECKERS vs. tech article (ep14) Nov 23, 2024 · 1 mention · from 7:19
What is the TRUMP BUBBLE? (ep11) Nov 16, 2024 · 1 mention · from 1:32:16
Fact-Checking The Information (ep10) Nov 15, 2024 · 1 mention · from 1:40:29
Inside JD Vance's Portfolio (ep8) Nov 12, 2024 · 1 mention · from 2:01:40
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Everything said about Brian Armstrong, oldest first

May 31, 2025 neutral

Disclosure

Armstrong: I Voted Against Coinbase Launching USDC

“USDC, I will tell you, I actually voted no on USDC to like, which was a terrible, now it's like almost a billion dollars of revenue or something for us.”

Brian Armstrong May 31, 2025 ▶ 1:17:50 Weekend Special: Elon Recap, Balaji, Chris Dixon, Brian Armstrong, Crypto Day + Thiel Fellows

May 31, 2025 neutral

Assertion Partly supported

Armstrong: Early Coinbase referral program paid $10 in Bitcoin per user

“If you invited your friend and they onboarded They got 10 dollars of bitcoin, and you got 10 dollars of bitcoin. And at the time, that was like about one bitcoin.”

Brian Armstrong May 31, 2025 ▶ 1:06:49 Weekend Special: Elon Recap, Balaji, Chris Dixon, Brian Armstrong, Crypto Day + Thiel Fellows

May 31, 2025 neutral

Insight

Armstrong: High software margins mask mistakes unlike capital-intensive biotech

“In software, our margins are high, and it kind of covers up mistakes that we make, and we actually had revenue relatively early in our journey, whereas, in, like, in biotech, you have to invest in it for 10 years to try to get your first dollar revenue sometim…”

Brian Armstrong May 31, 2025 ▶ 1:11:15 Weekend Special: Elon Recap, Balaji, Chris Dixon, Brian Armstrong, Crypto Day + Thiel Fellows

Jun 4, 2025 bullish

Prediction Not checkable as stated

Armstrong: AI agents will act as personal registered investment advisors

“I think it's also, we're going to get, like, AI agents that can be kind of like your RIA, like your registered investment advisor, or almost like your trading bot.”

Brian Armstrong Jun 4, 2025 ▶ 12:39 Coinbase CEO Explains the Future of Crypto

Jun 4, 2025 bullish

Assertion Supported

Armstrong: Fairshake PAC Raised Hundreds of Millions with 2M Crypto Advocates

“We had like two million Advocates who raised their hand in the US saying they wanted to elect a pro crypto Congress and candidates. We had like a couple hundred million dollars in the fair shake super pack.”

Brian Armstrong Jun 4, 2025 ▶ 5:18 Coinbase CEO Explains the Future of Crypto

Jun 4, 2025 positive

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Armstrong voted against USDC, which now makes Coinbase ~$1B in revenue

“USDC, I will tell you, I actually voted no on USDC to like, which was a terrible, now it's like almost a billion dollars of revenue or something for us.”

Brian Armstrong Jun 4, 2025 ▶ 9:33 Coinbase CEO Explains the Future of Crypto

Jun 4, 2025 bullish

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Severe inflation drives Bitcoin demand in Turkey and Nigeria

“Where people, like in Turkey, they're getting like, 70% inflation a year or something. It's just like, it's devastating to their entire economy. People have very high demand for the dollar and then Bitcoin. Same thing in Nigeria, et cetera.”

Brian Armstrong Jun 4, 2025 ▶ 6:35 Coinbase CEO Explains the Future of Crypto

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