Originally stating they expected their 2017 earnings to be around $600 Million - Coinbase has filed their earnings report for 2017 where they surpassed all expectations and brought in over $1 Billion in revenue.Coinbase has become so successful, Silicon Valley venture capalitist are dying to get a cut. But Coinbase has a message for those tech investors - we don't want, or need you.Going so far as to warn their early investors and staff that recieved stock options - don't you dare sell your shares behind their back, stating:According to Coinbase's own statistics, over $50 Billion worth of cryptocurrency has been traded on their platform.