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Brian Armstrong Says 40% of Coinbase’s Daily Code Is AI-Generated

The CEO said the company's volume of computer-generated code in on track to surpass human-written code.

Sep 4, 2025 • 1 min read

Coinbase’s artificial intelligence transition is happening fast. CEO Brian Armstrong said Wednesday that 40% of the crypto exchange’s daily code is now AI-generated — and the company is on track to pass 50% by October.

What’s the Scoop?

AI coding milestone: Coinbase engineers are using tools like Copilot and Cursor to write 40% of the company’s code, with internal metrics showing the figure could soon surpass human-written code, Armstrong shared on X.
Productivity vs. risk: AI boosts performance in testing and frontend work, but Coinbase said it’s balancing speed with security using internal matrices to track bug risk and repository sensitivity.

~40% of daily code written at Coinbase is AI-generated. I want to get it to >50% by October.

Obviously it needs to be reviewed and understood, and not all areas of the business can use AI-generated code. But we should be using it responsibly as much as we possibly can. pic.twitter.com/Nmnsdxgosp
— Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) September 3, 2025

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