Coinbase, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange platforms, was the first cryptocurrency company to be featured in the popular Fortune 500 list.
The Fortune 500 is an annual list that ranks 500 of the largest corporations in the United State by total revenue for their respective fiscal years as well as other quantitative parameters such as operating profit margin, assets, and employee count. The list includes both publicly and privately held companies.
A check by Investor King shows Walmart led the ranking for the tenth consecutive year by generating $5.1 trillion in revenue in the 2022 fiscal year. Amazon.com came second as its revenue jumped by 22%, eclipsing the $450 billion mark. In the third position was Apple, the most profitable company on the list for the seventh time in eight years, earning $95 billion in profit.
Coinbase’s global ranking of 437th was based on revenue of $839.4million, a 513.7 percent annual gain, and 3,730 employees worldwide.
Coinbase’s financial performance in the first quarter of 2022 was documented in a newly disclosed report, which revealed $430 million in losses. Despite previous quarters of significant earnings.
Brian Armstrong, the company’s CEO, was unfazed by the situation, stating that these cyclical periods of low market volume allow the company to concentrate on product development.
In related developments, Tines Magazine named FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried one of the most influential people in 2022.
Andrew R Chow, Time’s correspondent, nominated him. According to the magazine, Bankman-Fried was recognized as an “effective altrust* for his important role in creating a favorable narrative for the crypto sector and “using every tool.imaginable to convince the public of it’s strength.”