Catenaa, Wednesday, August 06, 2025-Coinbase plans to raise $2 billion through a private convertible senior note offering after reporting a revenue drop in its second-quarter earnings, the U.S. crypto exchange announced Tuesday.
The offering will be split into $1 billion each of 2029 and 2032 maturities, with an option for initial purchasers to buy up to $300 million more across both series.
The notes, offered to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A, are senior and unsecured, and can be converted into cash, Class A shares, or a combination, at Coinbase’s discretion.
The company said it will use part of the proceeds for capped call transactions to mitigate dilution and the remainder for general corporate purposes, including working capital, acquisitions, or debt repurchases. Potential targets for repurchase include its 0.50% convertible notes due 2026 and 3.375% senior notes due 2028.
Coinbase’s move follows a wave of convertible offerings from other crypto firms as the sector seeks liquidity and balance sheet flexibility. The raise comes days after COIN shares fell 15% on weaker quarterly results, which showed declining revenue and higher costs.
Analysts cited shrinking USDC-related income for Circle and Coinbase as a pressure point on its subscription and services business.
Coinbase also increased its bitcoin holdings in Q2, adding 2,509 BTC for a total of 11,776 BTC, rejoining the top-10 public corporate bitcoin treasuries, just ahead of Tesla.
