Wall Street Unable To Understand Coinbase? Brian Armstrong Says Crypto Platform Is Also Underestimated: 'The Laggards Are Going To Be Left Behind'

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Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong acknowledged on Tuesday that the company is “misunderstood” on Wall Street, stating that some traditional finance players have not been able to ...

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(NYSE:UBER) as an example, Armstrong said taxi companies would naturally view the ridesharing model unfavorably.“Crypto is directly disrupting Wall Street, so it makes sense that some on Wall Street would misunderstand crypto/Coinbase,” he said. “The laggards are going to be left behind.”\n\nArmstrong said that Coinbase is not yet a consensus view among traditional analysts.“I suggest looking at what a company says they’re going to do [and their track record of meeting it], not whether some analyst’s model said they beat or miss,” he added, claiming that Coinbase is in a “stronger” position.Coinbase Records Jump In Annual RevenueCoinbase's fourth-quarter revenue for 2025 hit $1.78 billion, missing analyst estimates, but EPS came in strong at $0.66, beating forecasts. Full-year revenue reached $7.2 billion, a 9% increase from last year.The stock has a consensus price target of $314.94 from 29 analysts. 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