UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF l934

Coinbase Global, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	46-4707224
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Address Not Applicable1 (Address of principal executive offices)	Zip Code Not Applicable1 (Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class to be so registered	Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:

333-253482

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

1 In May 2020, the Registrant became a remote-first company. Accordingly, the Registrant does not maintain a headquarters.

Item 1.Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

Coinbase Global, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby incorporates by reference the description of its Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, to be registered hereunder contained under the heading “Description of Capital Stock” in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-253482), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 25, 2021, as subsequently amended (the “Registration Statement”), and in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement to be filed separately by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.Exhibits

In accordance with the “Instructions as to Exhibits” with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed as part of this registration statement because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Dated: March 23, 2021	COINBASE GLOBAL, INC.
	By:	/s/ Paul Grewal
		Paul Grewal
		Chief Legal Officer