Coinbase spends $17k per day to protect Brian Armstrong from tequila
Coinbase is spending over $6 million annually on Brian Armstrong’s personal security, which despite having access to an X-ray scanner, wrongly called the bomb squad over a bottle of tequila. Last weekend, the crypto exchange CEO revealed his security team scanned a package after it was dropped off by a plain van. They decided to call in the bomb squad, however soon discovered it was just a bottle of tequila gifted by the All-In podcast. The battery and wires that spooked the security team were powering the box’s interior lighting. A white unmarked van pulled up to my house yesterday and dropped off a mysterious package. (I was out of town) My security team x-rayed it and it had a battery, wires, and cylinder inside. The Bomb Squad was called in to investigate. In the end they discovered it was a gift… pic.twitter.com/sXBOf9fxor — Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) July 12, 2025 Armstrong gifted the bottle of tequila to the security team. Read more: Ledger e...