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Pay vs Performance Disclosure
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
$ / shares
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table
Value of Initial Fixed $100
Investment Based on(5):
Fiscal Year
Summary Compensation
Table Total for CEO
($)(1)
Compensation Actually Paid to CEO
($)(2)
Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-CEO NEOs
($)(3)
Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-CEO NEOs
($)(4)
Total Shareholder Return
($)
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return
($)
Net Income (Loss)
($ in Billions)(6)
Stock Price ($)(7)
2025
9,713,00037,243,00016,729,48812,015,778692091.3226.14
2024
7,235,090523,635,09012,039,12342,082,320761632.6248.30
20234,704,800680,876,18212,361,78569,907,750531200.1173.92
20227,465,350(1,362,073,553)15,916,740(125,780,983)1174(2.6)35.39
2021
3,267,0272,118,756,0644,768,927277,238,370771153.6252.37
       
Company Selected Measure Name stock price        
Named Executive Officers, Footnote Mr. Armstrong has been our CEO since May 2012.The individuals comprising our Non-CEO NEOs for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2021 consist of Emilie Choi, Alesia Haas, Surojit Chatterjee and Paul Grewal. The individuals comprising our Non-CEO NEOs for each of fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023 consist of Emilie Choi, Alesia Haas, Paul Grewal and Lawrence Brock.        
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote The Peer Group Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) set forth in this table utilizes the S&P North American Technology Index, which we also utilize in the stock performance graph required by Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K included in the Annual Report. The comparison assumes $100 was invested for the period starting April 14, 2021, the first day the Company’s Class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market through the end of the listed year in the Company and in the S&P North American Technology Index, respectively. Historical stock performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance.        
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 9,713,000 $ 7,235,090 $ 4,704,800 $ 7,465,350 $ 3,267,027
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 37,243,000 523,635,090 680,876,182 (1,362,073,553) 2,118,756,064
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote Compensation Actually Paid to our CEO in the table above reflects the following adjustments from the Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) for the years set forth in the table below. The amounts shown for Compensation Actually Paid to our CEO have been calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not reflect compensation actually earned, realized or received by our CEO during the applicable year.
CEO
Fiscal Year20252024202320222021
SCT Total$9,713,000 $7,235,090 $4,704,800 $7,465,350 $3,267,027 
Plus: Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years$(113,260,000)$516,400,000 $670,110,000 $(1,273,645,578)$1,386,999,851 
Plus: Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years For Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year$140,790,000 $— $6,061,382 $(95,893,325)$728,489,186 
Compensation Actually Paid$37,243,000 $523,635,090 $680,876,182 $(1,362,073,553)$2,118,756,064 
       
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 16,729,488 12,039,123 12,361,785 15,916,740 4,768,927
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 12,015,778 42,082,320 69,907,750 (125,780,983) 277,238,370
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote Average Compensation Actually Paid to our Non-CEO NEOs in the table above reflects the following adjustments from the SCT for the years set forth in the table below. The amounts shown for average Compensation Actually Paid to our Non-CEO NEOs have been calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K and do not reflect compensation actually earned, realized or received by our Non-CEO NEOs during the applicable year. The amounts reported for Average Compensation Actually Paid to our Non-CEO NEOs for fiscal years 2024 and 2023 have been updated from the previously disclosed amounts of $38,535,438 for 2024 and $53,452,196 for 2023 to correct an error in the calculation of the fair value of the 2023 COO Performance Award.
Non-CEO NEOs
Fiscal Year20252024202320222021
Average SCT Total$16,729,488 $12,039,123 $12,361,785 $15,916,740 $4,768,927 
Less: Grant Date Fair Value of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year$(15,624,903)$(11,249,903)$(11,584,300)$(15,068,622)$(3,876,486)
Plus: Fair Value at Fiscal Year-End of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted During Fiscal Year$10,176,017 $13,115,206 $46,994,844 $2,509,293 $20,919,202 
Plus: Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Year$(3,965,938)$16,189,784 $12,799,811 $(80,270,713)$144,726,114 
Plus: Fair Value at Vesting of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year That Vested During Fiscal Year$3,205,529 $6,046,276 $2,471,750 $3,151,760 $10,948,391 
Plus: Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years For Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year$1,495,584 $5,941,835 $6,863,860 $(52,019,441)$99,752,222 
Average Compensation Actually Paid$12,015,778 $42,082,320 $69,907,750 $(125,780,983)$277,238,370 
       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return
Chart Showing Graphical Relationship Between CEO and Non-CEO NEOs Compensation Actually Paid and TSR
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income
Chart Showing Graphical Relationship Between CEO and Non-CEO NEOs Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income (Loss)
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Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure
Chart Showing Graphical Relationship Between CEO and Non-CEO NEOs Compensation Actually Paid and Stock Price
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Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group
Chart Showing Graphical Relationship Between CEO and Non-CEO NEOs Compensation Actually Paid and TSR
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Tabular List, Table
Total Shareholder Return
Net Income (Loss)
Stock Price
Revenue
Adjusted EBITDA
       
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 69 76 53 11 77
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 209 163 120 74 115
Net Income (Loss) $ 1,300,000,000 $ 2,600,000,000 $ 100,000,000 $ (2,600,000,000) $ 3,600,000,000
Company Selected Measure Amount | $ / shares 226.14 248.30 173.92 35.39 252.37
PEO Name Mr. Armstrong        
Additional 402(v) Disclosure The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of net income (loss) reflected in our audited financial statements for the applicable fiscal year.        
Measure:: 1          
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Name Total Shareholder Return        
Measure:: 2          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Net Income (Loss)        
Measure:: 3          
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Name Stock Price        
Non-GAAP Measure Description The stock price reported represents the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the last trading day of the applicable fiscal year. We selected stock price as our company-selected measure because Mr. Armstrong’s 2020 CEO Performance Award, a stock option which is earned upon the achievement of performance conditions based on Class A common stock price targets as more fully described under “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Equity Compensation: 2020 CEO Performance Award,” is a significant driver of Mr. Armstrong’s compensation actually paid and is the most significant element of his individual and our overall compensation program due to the significant size of the award. While, aside from the 2020 CEO Performance Award, we do not otherwise use stock price to link compensation actually paid to our Non-CEO NEOs’ performance in making executive compensation decisions, we believe our executives’ incentives are closely aligned with those of our shareholders and the overall performance of the Company by means of the grant of time-based stock options and RSUs, and in the case of Ms. Choi, the 2023 COO Performance Award the values of which are tied to the Company’s stock performance over time. For more information, see the section titled “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”        
Measure:: 4          
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Name Revenue        
Measure:: 5          
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Name Adjusted EBITDA        
PEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (113,260,000) $ 516,400,000 $ 670,110,000 $ (1,273,645,578) $ 1,386,999,851
PEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 140,790,000 0 6,061,382 (95,893,325) 728,489,186
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (15,624,903) (11,249,903) (11,584,300) (15,068,622) (3,876,486)
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 10,176,017 13,115,206 46,994,844 2,509,293 20,919,202
Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (3,965,938) 16,189,784 12,799,811 (80,270,713) 144,726,114
Non-PEO NEO | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 3,205,529 6,046,276 2,471,750 3,151,760 10,948,391
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 1,495,584 $ 5,941,835 $ 6,863,860 $ (52,019,441) $ 99,752,222