In 2010, Brian Armstrong encountered the Bitcoin white paper authored by the pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto. | Credit: Anthony Harvey/ Stringer/Getty Images Key Takeaways Brian Armstrong, the CEO and co-founder of Coinbase, has amassed a huge net worth during his career. Since its founding in 2012, Coinbase has evolved from a startup to the largest crypto exchange in the U.S. The re-election of Donald Trump and his pro-deregulation stance has created a favorable environment to grow Armstrong’s ...