- The Coinbase Bitcoin reserve climbed to 1.6 billion in Q3 2025, boosting revenue by 25%.
- Coinbase focused on other digital assets, such as stablecoins and ADA, while also securing partnerships.
Coinbase exchange has expanded its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings to $1.6 billion, boosting third-quarter (Q3) revenue by 25%.
Coinbase Shines Amid Crypto Volatility
As reported by Reuters, Coinbase surpassed analysts’ estimates for third-quarter profit in 2025. The increase in Coinbase’s Q3 earnings can be attributed to heightened volatility in digital assets, which boosted trading volumes at the exchange.
The prices of cryptocurrencies soared in July following crypto-friendly policies by U.S. President Donald Trump. Accordingly, the market saw increased institutional investor interest, which catapulted Bitcoin to new peaks.
Just a few months later, weak economic data sparked recession fears, which triggered a sector-wide selloff. Investors quickly moved to liquidate riskier assets, benefiting crypto exchanges.
Coinbase’s transaction revenue soared from $572.5 million a year ago to $1.05 billion in Q3, 2025. Coinbase also reported a net income of $432.6 million, or $1.50 per share, for the three months ended September 30.
This marked a huge spike from the $75.5 million, or 28 cents per share, in the previous year. According to data compiled by LSEG, analysts were expecting a profit of $1.06 per share.
Additionally, the company recorded growth in its stablecoin revenue. Stablecoin revenue rose from $246.9 million in the previous year to $354.7 million.
In a letter to shareholders, Coinbase wrote that it aims to enhance payments through stablecoin adoption. The firm anticipated an increased stablecoin adoption from financial institutions and corporations for payment and treasury needs.
As we covered in our latest report, stablecoin issuers are increasingly holding large amounts of short-term U.S. government debt. At the same time, stablecoins play a role in the broader crypto ecosystem, including as a gateway into Bitcoin.
Notably, optimism for stablecoin has increased since the passing of the GENIUS Act earlier this year. The legislation aims to create a regulatory framework for stablecoins and promote broader adoption.
Latest Happenings in Coinbase
It is important to note that beyond its Bitcoin and stablecoin expansion, Coinbase has recorded growth in other areas.
As outlined in our recent blog post, Coinbase increased its wrapped Cardano (ADA) holdings on Base from 1.7 million to 9.56 million in one month. This move showed that Coinbase is giving more space to ADA among its assets.
However, during the same time, its XRP holdings dropped from 970 million to 99 million. The contrast implied its interest shifted from XRP to ADA among larger investors.
In another bullish news, Coinbase announced a partnership with Samsung to bring crypto access directly into the Samsung Galaxy ecosystem.
In our last update, we examined that this partnership will benefit more than 75 million Galaxy users in the United States.