Coinbase blames AWS for multi-hour U.S. East Region outage that halted trading

first published 2026-05-07T20:51:35Z

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Coinbase reported a Q1 loss of $1.49 per share vs. an expected $0.27 profit and revenue of $1.41B vs. $1.52B expected. Transaction revenue ($755.8M) and subscription & services revenue ($583.5M) missed estimates. The firm said global crypto trading market share reached a record 8.6%, trailing-12 month derivatives volume rose 169% YoY, retail derivatives revenue surpassed an annualized run rate of $200M, and Base processed 62% of global onchain stablecoin volume. Coinbase announced about 700 job cuts (~14%) tied to an AI-driven restructuring; investors are watching if subscription and infrastructure growth can offset cyclical trading revenue.

AI Analysis

Earnings and revenue missed analyst expectations (loss $1.49 vs. $0.27 profit expected; revenue $1.41B vs. $1.52B expected) and Coinbase announced ~700 (~14%) layoffs, which are concrete negative drivers; the company also reported higher market share and strong derivatives growth, but these positives are secondary to the quarterly miss and cost cuts in terms of near-term trading sentiment.

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