Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, has publicly stated that AI will improve software security by empowering defenders to comprehensively scan all code before it ever reaches production.
Coinbase is already deep into the AI experiment
Since mid-2025, the company has mandated the use of AI coding tools like Cursor and Copilot across its engineering organization. By September 2025, approximately 40% of daily code at Coinbase was AI-generated, with an internal target to push past 50%.
During Coinbase’s May 2026 earnings call, Armstrong drew a comparison to self-driving cars, suggesting that AI-enhanced code review processes could produce safer outcomes than purely human intervention, even though human oversight remains a critical checkpoint in the process.
Beyond code: AI is reshaping Coinbase’s operations
