Coinbase裁员14%,熊市和AI哪个才是主因?

marsbitPublished on 2026-05-05Last updated on 2026-05-05

作者|Azuma(@azuma_eth)

北京时间 5 月 5 日晚间,加密世界的头号合规大所 Coinbase 官方宣布将裁员 14%,预计将裁减约 660 名员工。裁员通知现已通过邮件发放,所有受裁员影响的美国员工将获得至少 16 周的基本薪资(每工作一年,额外增加 2 周),下一期的股权归属,以及六个月的 COBRA 医疗保险,持工作签证的员工则将获得额外的过渡支持。

在裁员公告中,Coinbase 创始人兼首席执行官 Brian Armstrong 表示裁员的主要原因有二,其中 Armstrong 着重对第二点进行了解释。

一是市场环境 —— Coinbase 的业务表现仍会随市场周期波动,为了应对当前的下行周期,需要立即调整成本结构,以更精简、更快速、更高效的状态进入下一轮增长。

二是 AI 技术革命 —— Armstrong 强调 AI 正在改变企业的工作方式,如今一名善用 AI 的工程师已可在几天内完成过去需要一个团队数周才能完成的工作,非技术团队也开始能够交付生产级代码。这种变化每天都在加速,包括 Coinbase 在内的所有公司都在面临着同样的考验,与其坐以待毙,不如提前、有意识地调整,把 Coinbase 重建为一个精简、快速、以 AI 为核心的公司。

  • Odaily 注:这里插一嘴,Armstrong 的这句“非技术团队也开始能够交付生产级代码”在 X 上引发了一定的争议,作为一家直接托管用户资产且过去曾有过信息泄露丑闻的公司,部分专业人士就此对 Coinbase 的业务严谨程度提出了批评。

展望未来,Coinbase 希望从根本上改变该公司的运作方式 —— 将 Coinbase 重建为一个“智能体”,而人类在其边缘进行协调。具体而言,Coinbase 将推进组织层级压缩(CEO/COO 以下最多 5 层),要求管理层参与一线工作,围绕 AI 人才构建更灵活的小规模组织。

以 AI 为由裁员,已成为硅谷新“风向”

以“AI 迭代生产力”为由进行裁员,早已不是新鲜事。

去年 10 月,亚马逊曾裁减多达 3 万个岗位,涉及物流、支付、电子游戏及云计算部门。该公司首席执行官 Andy Jassy 更早之前曾提前过该轮裁员:“随着公司越来越多地使用 AI 来完成原本由人类执行的任务,亚马逊的员工规模可能会缩减。”

今年 2 月末,Jack Dorsey(也是 Twitter 的创始人)旗下金融科技公司 Block 曾宣布 4000 个岗位,将员工总数从超过 1 万人缩减至不足 6000 人,以推动更加精简、扁平化并以 AI 为核心的组织结构。Block 首席财务官兼首席运营官 Amrita Ahuja 透露,在该公司宣布裁减后,大批企业高管主动联系 Block,寻求复制这套“剧本”。

4 月中旬,Snap 也裁减了约 1000 个工作岗位,其首席执行官 Evan Spiegel 表示:“AI 将使我们的团队能够减少重复性工作,提高效率,并更好地支持我们的社区、合作伙伴和广告商。”

紧随其后,路透社报道 Meta 亦计划于 5 月 20 日启动今年大规模裁员的第一轮行动,削减约 10% 的全球员工(总员工约 79000 人),即大约 8000 人。知情人士透露,Meta 还计划在今年下半年进一步裁员,但具体时间和规模尚未最终确定,随着对 AI 能力发展的持续观察,Meta 高管层可能会对计划进行调整。

  • Odaily 注:详见《Jack Dorsey 的公司,4000 名白领正被 AI 淘汰》;《重回AI牌桌后,扎克伯格第一个动作是裁员?》。

但这真的是这些公司选择裁员的主要原因吗?答案或许也未必。多位业界大佬曾就此进行过表态,认为许多以“AI 迭代生产力”为理由进行裁员的公司,其实只是在掩盖业务前景或营收压力。

在英伟达 GTC2026 期间,黄仁勋便曾在接受采访时痛批了那些以 AI 提效为理由裁员的企业:“那些靠裁员应对 AI 的领导者,不过是因为想不出更好的办法,脑子里已经没有新东西了,拿到再强的工具也不会用来扩张。

科技媒体记者 Derek Thompson 也在 Coinbase 宣布裁员后表示:“AI 确实很擅长写编码......但很多裁员计划原本就会发生,现在却被 AI 所粉饰。宏观历史表明,科技行业的更迭往往会在经济低迷时期加速,因此,陷入困境的公司不得不率先以更少的资源完成更多的工作。”

而相较于其他一些在裁员之时营收表现优异的公司(比如 Block),Coinbase 的状况似乎更容易带入这一逻辑。

Coinbase 真实的营收压力

Coinbase 的核心业务性质决定了,该公司的营收状况与加密货币市场的周期波动高度相关。

如上图所示,自加密货币市场从 2025 年 Q2 开始见顶并逐步走熊以来,Coinbase 的营收及净利润数据出现了明显的转向 —— 收入增速放缓甚至回落;净利润连续三个季度大幅压缩,2025 年 Q4 更是录得了 6.7 亿美元的巨额亏损(主要源于加密资产减值)。

截至当前,BTC 虽然近期已重新收复 8 万美元关口,但短期内市场仍未见周期轮动的迹象。在这一背景下,Coinbase 有着非常充足且直接的动力去进行“降本增效”。

而据 Dragonfly 投资人 Omar Kanji 预计,在裁员 14% 后,Coinbase 预计可节省 2.25 亿美元的年度薪酬支出。这无疑会大幅缓解 Coinbase 当下的营收压力。

周五财报见

截至北京时间 5 月 5 日 23:20,COIN 股价暂报 198.98 美元,日内下跌 1.98%。看起来市场对于这份裁员公告并不太感冒。

当地时间 5 月 7 日(北京时间 5 月 8 日)美股收盘后,Coinbase 将正式公布 2026 年 Q1 的财务业绩报告,并于 5 月 8 日 5:30 举行视频网络说明会解读业绩。但考虑到 Q1 的加密货币市场状况,你很难去乐观地预估这份财报。

Coinbase 当下的实际营收状况究竟如何,只需再过几天,就能看到最真实的答案了。

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