Coinbase’s AI Affair: Will Robots Outcode Humans by October? 🎩🤖

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Oh, darling, picture this: over forty percent of Coinbase’s exquisite code is penned by none other than our metallic friends – yes, artificial intelligence. And the CEO, Brian Armstrong, dreams of hitting the fabulous fifty percent mark by next month. How delightfully forward-thinking of him! 🧐

“Naturally,” he purrs on X this Wednesday, “it needs a bit of a once-over, a smidge of understanding – not all areas of our financial empire can bow to the AI overlords just yet. But, why not use it as responsibly as one uses a fine umbrella?” 📈

Since April, the proportion of AI-crafted code at Coinbase has more than doubled, as the charming chart he shared reminds us, all while he sips his morning martini. 🍸

Coinbase AI chart

Just a month ago, Coinbase declared it aims to turn its workforce into “AI-Natives,” which, one might argue, is just a fancy way of saying they prefer their employees seasoned with a splash of silicon rather than a dash of human. They have no plan to replace their 4,200 staffers wholesale, but one never knows, do one? 😉

The prospect of AI snatching jobs has sent many into a frenzy, with an Oklahoma tech guru ominously predicting that AI could whittle the world’s population down from 8 billion to a mere 100 million by the year 2300. A cheerful thought, indeed! 😱

Yet, the ever-wise David Sacks, White House’s AI and crypto czar, along withPwC’s brainiac researchers, dismiss these doomsday prophecies as overblown hysteria. Instead, they see AI as a productivity-boosting marvel, much like a good martini at the end of a long day. 🍸

AI: Coinbase’s New Best Friend in the Office

Their engineers are now waltzing merrily with AI tools like Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor, making magic happen faster than one can say “Eureka!” – refactoring, upgrading, or conjuring new codebases in days rather than months. Why, it’s enough to make the Victorian inventors turn in their graves. 😄

“This has enabled success stories that weren’t possible 12 months ago – engineers turning into coding wizards overnight,”

Armstrong, ever the enthusiast, announced on John Collison’s “Cheeky Pint” podcast that he’s even fired engineers who refused to see reason – a week after issuing a straightforward Slack message demanding they embrace AI. Who says a boss can’t have a sense of humor?

Coinbase Seeks More Bright Sparks: 150+ Devs & Engineers Needed

The hiring frenzy continues: Coinbase is hunting for nearly 150 tech whizzes-many with “AI” in their job titles. It’s practically an AI allure tonight. The backend crew, especially, is coveted, with 93 openings to fill, promising exciting opportunities for those brave enough to code in a world of robots.

Customer experience folks aren’t left out, either – 56 roles are waiting for a touch of human compassion, or perhaps just a good CV. 📝

Crypto Casualties & Opportunities: Fewer Layoffs, Fewer Openings

While the crypto universe has seen fewer layoffs – less blood on the blockchain – the hiring scene has cooled considerably since 2022. AI has, some say, shifted talent and investment away from crypto and toward the shiny promise of machine-made magic. As CryptoJobsList’s Raman and Stefi put it: “Developers are following the money, and right now, AI is the glittering jewel.” 💎

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2025-09-04 08:08