How do transactions make it to the network? Work back from that and tell me that a node that pushes more transaction to the network is doing the same work as your node that simply verify the chain like all the other nodes and once a year sends a few sats to cold storage. No one would care if your node went down. Thousands would care if coinbases did. Therefore your node is less important.
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You have a fucked up point of view.
What happened with FTX node? Anyone cares about it?
What happened with MtGox node? Anyone cares about it?
Should I go on?
If Coinbase stops their customers will be affected. If it dies, there are more than enough alternatives and version 2 by a different entity would be born as well.
Tick tock, next block. Long Live Bitcoin Plebs and Bitcoin!