Exhibit 16.1

|  | October 9, 2020
GRANT THORNTON LLP |  |
| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
757 Third Avenue, 9 th Floor |  | Office of the Chief Accountant
New York, New York, 10017 |  | 100 F Street, NE
|  | Washington, DC 20549
D +1 212 599 0100 |  | Re: Coinbase Global, Inc
F +1 212 370 4520 |  |
|  | Dear Sir or Madam:
|  | We have read the disclosure regarding the change in registered public accounting firms included under the caption “Change in Accountants” in the Registration Statement and agree with the statements concerning our Firm contained therein.
|  | Very truly yours,
|  | /s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

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