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Armstrong: Open source AI models are six months behind and 99% cheaper
“You know, the open source models are really like six months behind and they're like 99% cheaper or more sometimes for inference.”
Armstrong: Coinbase gives any trader equal AWS access to Citadel
“We, we've built this in the cloud where anybody can spin up an AWS instance in the same availability zone and have the same access as Citadel or Jane Street.”
Armstrong: AML enforcement seizes only about 1% of illicit global finance
“There's some estimates that only I think about one percent of all illicit activity is frozen or seized as a result of AML activities globally.”
Armstrong: Coinbase stores more crypto than any other company
“We're the company in the world that stores more crypto than anybody else.”
Armstrong: Coinbase gained US regulatory approval for crypto perps and options
“So we actually just today got approval for crypto perps and options tradable by U S people. I think we're the first regulated exchange in the U S to do that.”
Armstrong: Four billion people globally are unbrokered without equity access
“So there's something like four billion people in the world today who are unbrokered. They don't have any ability to buy equities.”
Armstrong: Proof-of-stake blockchains are 99.9% more energy efficient than proof-of-work
“Ethereum and other blockchains use a new system called proof of stake, which is actually 99.9% more energy efficient.”
Armstrong: Bitcoin ETFs Were Fastest-Growing ETFs in Recent Years
“You might be aware that recently they've become Bitcoin ETFs as well, which have become very popular. I think they were like the fastest growing ETFs of the last few years.”
Armstrong: India ranks number one globally by crypto user count
“Actually by most reports, India, believe it or not, is the number one crypto country in the world by a number of people who use it.”
Armstrong: Base is the most popular Layer 2 on Ethereum
“It's the most popular layer two on top of Ethereum now, and it's, people are using it for all kinds of apps to be built, and payment stable coins, and trading, and AI agents, like agentic commerce is happening on there.”