Fred Ehrsam and Brian Armstrong were passionate about digital currencies and blockchain technology and founded Coinbase in 2012. The company's headquarters are in San Francisco, California, and the exchange has since increased its operations to many other countries, like Canada and the UK.
In the year 2014, Coinbase became the foremost digital currency exchange for obtaining funding from a huge venture capital organization, which helped to make its reputation as an authorized and trustworthy crypto platform. Since then, the exchange has popularized rapidly, increasing its services and products to fulfill the requirements of its expanding user base.