Coinbase
Johnson Hsieh is an accomplished Engineering Manager at Coinbase, where the focus is on delivering trusted crypto asset solutions for institutions. Prior to this role, Johnson undertook a sabbatical during which exploration included angel investing and advising startups in healthcare, AI, crypto, and fintech. As a Co-Founder and CTO at Cardiogram, Johnson contributed to pioneering machine learning applications for health condition detection via consumer wearables, with over 4 million active users. Johnson's extensive background includes significant positions at Google, Microsoft Research, and Morgan Stanley, with expertise in machine learning, data pipelines, and software development. Johnson holds a graduate degree in Computer Science from Stanford University and a Bachelor's in Software Engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Coinbase
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Founded in 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and easy-to-use platform that enables people to purchase and sell cryptocurrency and access the broader crytoeconomy. Coinbase supports hundreds of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin, and dogecoin. Coinbase’s mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. They aim to build a more fair, accessible, efficient, and transparent financial system enabled by crypto. Today, Coinbase serves approximately 103 million verified users, 14,500 institutions, and 245,000 ecosystem partners in over 100 countries as they work towards their mission of bringing equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Coinbase is guided by two principles: first, be the most trusted company in their domain. Second, create user-focused products that are easier and more intuitive to use. In addition to cryptocurrency, Coinbase also supports an NFT (non-fungible tokens) marketplace.