In the case of Coinbase, they moved $15 million in Bitcoin with a fee of 1%, that's only $150k. They need more than that to pay salaries and operating expenses.

In the case of Coinbase, they moved $15 million in Bitcoin with a fee of 1%, that's only $150k. They need more than that to pay salaries and operating expenses. You can grow much quicker with an investment instead of being held down by how much profit you have.