Coinbase
The best-known US crypto exchange, paying half of a referred user’s trading fees for their first three months.
About the Coinbase affiliate program
Coinbase runs its affiliate program on Impact, and approved affiliates get Impact tracking plus Coinbase’s own promotional assets. The commission is a revenue share rather than a bounty: you receive 50% of your referred users’ trading fees for their first three months. That distinction matters more than the headline number — a referral who signs up and never trades earns you nothing, while an active trader can be worth many times a typical flat CPA. Payment is electronic, by PayPal or bank transfer, and Coinbase pays in your local currency wherever you are based. The platform side gives you campaign performance data, custom landing page tools, deep links and more than twenty configurable reports. Coinbase does not publish a cookie or attribution window on its affiliate page, so that field is empty here. It also notes that for activities in the EU/EEA subject to MiFID regulations the program terms, commission structure and payment schedule may all differ, and directs you to your Coinbase affiliate representative.
Pros and cons
- ✓50% of referred users’ trading fees, not a flat bounty, so active traders pay far more than a CPA would
- ✓Runs on Impact, with deep links, custom landing pages and 20+ configurable reports
- ✓Paid in your local currency wherever you are, by PayPal or bank transfer
- ✓One of the few crypto brands mainstream audiences already trust
- –The revenue share stops after three months — there is no lifetime element
- –Earnings depend entirely on how much the referred user trades, so conversions vary wildly
- –No cookie or attribution window is published
- –Applications are reviewed, and EU/EEA terms differ under MiFID
Topics
Coinbase runs its affiliate program through Impact. Search for it by name inside your Impact dashboard. We list program details for reference and don’t link out — always confirm the current terms with the program itself.