Brian Armstrong

Brian Armstrong is an American business executive and investor in the finance industry, born in 1983 and based in California. He has an estimated net worth of ~$12.9 billion. His SEC records are connected to Coinbase Global, Inc., where news coverage identifies him as co-founder and CEO. Wikidata SEC EDGAR NewsAPI

Business & SEC Activity

SEC records list 107 filings for Armstrong, including 106 insider filings involving Coinbase Global and the Brian Armstrong Living Trust. The records include Form 4 filings, which disclose insider purchases, sales, or ownership changes, and Form 144 filings, which notify regulators of proposed restricted-stock sales. The SEC search also recorded 1,145 electronic filing hits. SEC EDGAR

Philanthropy

ProPublica 990 records list three Armstrong Foundation entities in Pennsylvania, Texas, and Hawaii for tax year 2023. Together, these foundations reported $58.9 million in assets and $3.46 million in grants paid; the Pennsylvania foundation reported the largest assets at $35.1 million and the largest grants paid at $1.95 million. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

Armstrong made at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 contributions on file. That sample totaled $75,943.54, including $23,550 to Democratic recipients, $25,900 to Republican recipients, $808.50 to recipients with an unknown party, and $25,685.04 to PACs or other recipients. The largest listed recipients included Iowans for Zach Nunn and People for Ben at $7,000 each, followed by Jon Ossoff for Senate and the Ossoff Schiff Victory Fund at $6,000 each. FEC

In the News

Three validated news reports dated August 21, 2026, described Armstrong warning that the United States risks falling behind other G20 countries on cryptocurrency regulation. The reports said he urged the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act and expected U.S. regulatory action by mid-September, either through legislation or SEC and CFTC rules. NewsAPI