Felipe Knorr Kuhn

Sr Software Engineer in Test @Netflix 📺
Quality Advisor @mempool #Bitcoin
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[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

Who wore it better?

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

@baldlyrudy The Steam Deck is also supposed to be easy to repair but there are no parts available to DIY every failure mode - I had to open a ticket and pay $185 to their trusted third party because the parts I needed were not available at iFixIt as they recommend

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

@Strike How about removing fees for open source developers like @River does? @Leishman 🤝 @jackmallers 🧡

[Branko @brankopetric00]

The first rule of Docker is that your image will be 1.4GB no matter how hard you try and no matter what alpine variant you start from.

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

“Non-technical teams are now shipping production code”

How’s that HackerOne program going?

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

This is an email I sent earlier today to all employees at Coinbase:

Team,

Today I’ve made the difficult decision to reduce the size of Coinbase by ~14%. I want to walk you through why we're doing this now, what it means for those affected, and how this positions us for the future.

Why now
Two forces are converging at the same time. We need to be front footed to respond to both.

First, the market. Coinbase is well-capitalized, has diversified revenue streams, and is well-positioned to weather any storm. Crypto is also on the verge of the next wave of adoption, with stablecoins, prediction markets, tokenization, and more taking off. However, our business is still volatile from quarter to quarter. While we've managed through that cyclicality many times before and come out stronger on the other side, we’re currently in a down market and need to adjust our cost structure now so that we emerge from this period leaner, faster, and more efficient for our next phase of growth.

Second, AI is changing how we work. Over the past year, I’ve watched engineers use AI to ship in days what used to take a team weeks. Non-technical teams are now shipping production code and many of our workflows are being automated. The pace of what's possible with a small, focused team has changed dramatically, and it's accelerating every day.

All of this has led us to an inflection point, not just for Coinbase, but for every company. The biggest risk now is not taking action. We are adjusting early and deliberately to rebuild Coinbase to be lean, fast, and AI-native. We need to return to the speed and focus of our startup founding, with AI at our core.

What this means
To get there, we are not just reducing headcount and cutting costs, we’re fundamentally changing how we operate: rebuilding Coinbase as an intelligence, with humans around the edge aligning it. What does this mean in practice?

- Fewer layers, faster decisions: We are flattening our org structure to 5 layers max below CEO/COO. Layers slow things down and create coordination tax. The future is small, high context teams that can move quickly. Leaders will own much more, with as many as 15+ direct reports. Fewer layers also means a leaner cost structure that is built to perform through all market cycles.

- No pure managers: Every leader at Coinbase must also be a strong and active individual contributor. Managers should be like player-coaches, getting their hands dirty alongside their teams.

- AI-native pods: We’ll be concentrating around AI-native talent who can manage fleets of agents to drive outsized impact. We’ll also be experimenting with reduced pod sizes, including “one person teams” with engineers, designers, and product managers all in one role.

In short: AI is bringing a profound shift in how companies operate, and we’re reshaping Coinbase to lead in this new era. This is a new way of working, and we need to leverage AI across every facet of our jobs.

To those who are affected
I know there are real people behind these decisions — talented colleagues who have poured themselves into this company and our mission. To those of you who will be leaving: thank you. You’ve helped build Coinbase into what it is today, and I am sincerely grateful for everything you've done.

All impacted team members will receive an email to their personal account in the next hour with more information, and an invitation to meet with an HRBP and a senior leader in your organization. Coinbase system access has been removed today. I know this feels sudden and harsh, but it is the only responsible choice given our duty to protect customer information.

To those affected, we will be providing a comprehensive package to support you through this transition. US employees will receive a minimum of 16 weeks base pay (plus 2 weeks per year worked), their next equity vest, and 6 months of COBRA. Employees on a work visa will get extra transition support. Those outside of the US will receive similar support, based on local factors and subject to any consultation requirements.

Coinbase prides itself on talent density. Our employees are among the most talented people in the world, and I have no doubt that your skills and experience will be highly sought after as you pursue your next chapters.

How we move forward
To the team that is staying, I know this is a difficult day. We’re saying goodbye to colleagues and friends you've been in the trenches with. But here’s what I want you to know as we move forward together:

Over the past 13 years, we have weathered four crypto winters, gone public, and built the most trusted platform in our industry. We’ve made it this far by making hard decisions and by always staying focused on our mission. This time will be no different – nothing has changed about the long term outlook of our company or industry. And most importantly, our mission has never been more important for the world. Increasing economic freedom requires a new financial system, and we’re building it.

The Coinbase that emerges from this will be more capable than ever to achieve our mission.

Brian

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

This is what generational wealth looks like

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

IBD almost done on this new @start9labs server.

It’s so polished I want to hug the entire team.

🫂

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

@jackmallers @Strike @TheBitcoinConf Are you lifting the 60 day period to refi existing loans with the new rates?

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

@ThiagoMot_ @ranoribis 🤔

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

Now that @TheBitcoinConf is over, @coinjoined and I want to know:

Would you rather be a big blocker or a small blocker?

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

@callebtc Does the @ZeusLN node count?

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

fyi @Rob1Ham the fine TSA folks didn’t care about the @AnchorWatch wrench at all but they wanted to know what was up with 2 laptops and a @start9labs server in my backpack 😂

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

@btc @tether [email protected] 🫡

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

@D_plus__plus I found the tool I was talking about earlier. The name was cheat-o-matic and it was originally released in 1997(!)

Another popular one was GameWizard.

Really cool to see that these tricks were brought to Dolphin, I had no idea.

Thanks for the demo!

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

Thanks Pedro, @DavidFBailey @BranBTC @r0ckstardev and all for the huge upgrade to open source passes this year 🔥🚀🧡

[David Bailey🇵🇷 $2.0mm/btc is the floor @DavidFBailey]

@knorrium Lame! Will be fixed going forward, not sure how that decision got made. Thank you for flagging.

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

It’s 1997 again!

[Zophar's Domain @ZopharsDomain]

Super ZSNES looks great with Super Mario World https://t.co/gk9r1pL2uF

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

@azevedorafa_com Tem um monte de 💩coiner no meio também 😂

[mempool @mempool]

The Mempool Open Source Project® v3.3 is here 🚀

Highlights:
- Support for sub-1-sat/vb and ephemeral dust
- Decimal fee recommendations
- Taproot script tree visualization
- Taproot witness & annex annotations
- Sighash icons & highlighting
- Stale block comparisons & visualizations
- Preview coinbases from Stratum jobs

Coming soon to your self-hosted app store on @umbrel @start9labs @mynodebtc @RaspiBlitz @RoninDojoNode @nixbitcoinorg — or use our Docker images and build your own Bitcoin full stack from scratch!

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

@MarediaShehzan Still waiting on the beta invite for 64 weeks now (per DMs) 🙃

[Felipe Knorr Kuhn @knorrium]

@jimmysong @mempool Time is also a unit of account

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