Coinbase plans to hire 1,000 new employees in the United States in 2025, a move CEO Brian Armstrong says is directly influenced by early pro-crypto actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration.

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Coinbase is planning to hire about 1,000 people in the United States this year as a direct result of his actions already in the first 60 days or so,” Armstrong said in a video posted to X on March 7.

Last month, while at the White House for the first Digital Asset Summit, CEO Brian Armstrong committed to hire 1,000 new domestic employees — in a nod to President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda.