Coinbase
Largest US-regulated exchange. NASDAQ-listed (COIN) since April 2021. Operates Base L2.
June 2023: SEC sued Coinbase alleging unregistered securities exchange. Case largely dismissed/dropped 2024–2025 under new administration.
Base is seeing growing demand across tokenization and payments, and Pollack called blockchain launches from Robinhood and Stripe "validation."
Coinbase UK CEO Keith Grose said the launch is part of the exchange's broader push to bridge traditional and onchain finance.
Circle's USDC distribution deal with Coinbase has been renewed on existing terms, and Arc's testnet has processed half a billion transactions.
Trump Accounts will invest in mutual funds or ETFs that track the S&P 500 or another index of mainly U.S. equities.
Executives at Coinbase, Visa and Mastercard said they plan to support multiple stablecoins, suggesting Open USD is another payments rail rather than a direct replacement for USDC.
Robinhood and Coinbase saw crypto trading activity slump alongside broader market conditions, but one managed to offset that weakness.
The firm also offloaded a small amount of Solmate stock as it continues to rebalance its fund weightings amid market volatility.
Some 46,210 issuers like Coinbase and American Express used POAP to create onchain mementos that users could mint.
BitGo Link provides a single interface for viewing and moving digital assets held both in BitGo custody and on centralized exchanges.
The persistent discount suggests US spot buyers have remained less aggressive than overseas traders even as US Bitcoin ETF inflows turned positive in July.
Wall Street lowered Coinbase targets after second-quarter earnings but remains split on the company's outlook.
Bitcoin Magazine Younger Democrats Understand Clarity Act And Bill Should Pass, Says Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer The Clarity Act will likely get through despite some — older — Democrats holding it back, according to Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer, Faryar Shirzad.  Speaking on The Hill’s morning Rising show Friday, Shirzad said that crypto was “maybe the most bipartisan issue in Washington.”  He added that while some lawmakers were holding back the long-awaited […] This post Younger Democrats Understand Clarity Act And Bill Should Pass, Says Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .
Most analysts blamed a weak crypto market for Coinbase's earnings miss, though opinions diverged on when trading activity will recover.
Plus, BTC is red this morning despite $233M in ETF inflows yesterday; and NY State is trying to shut down Kalshi and seeking $36B in damages
The exchange reported lower quarterly revenue and a net loss as crypto trading activity declined, while subscription, stablecoin, and lending businesses continued to grow.
Coinbase said 88% of its net revenue now comes from sources other than bitcoin spot trading, as its share of global crypto volume grows.
The crypto exchange blamed softer spot trading and low volatility for the earnings miss while highlighting growth in derivatives, stablecoins and tokenized finance.
The company reported $1.22 billion in overall revenue, down from $1.5 billion in the year prior.
Ark Invest sold shares of Bitmine, Robinhood, Bullish, and Block during Wednesday's pullback in crypto equities, while continuing to add to Coinbase and Circle.
Wall Street expects a sluggish second quarter from Coinbase as crypto trading activity cools, putting all eyes on and pending U.S. crypto legislation.
Coinbase Canada's new CEO, Eric Richmond, says permanent rules, rather than temporary exemptions, are needed as the company pushes to expand into derivatives, tokenized assets and decentralized finance.
Plus crypto broadly falls following memory stock slide, Coinbase leans into memes with new feature, and the Fomo app sets a new ATH.
Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Praises Crypto Clarity Act as “Extraordinarily Bipartisan” Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad said it's time for Democrats and Republicans to vote on the Clarity Act. This post Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Praises Crypto Clarity Act as “Extraordinarily Bipartisan” first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .
Brian Armstrong says crypto is infrastructure that underpins AI, and that AI agents will need it to transact on their own.
Armstrong said blockchain technology acts as a general-purpose infrastructure that will underpin future automation rather than competing with it.
Your look at what's coming in the week starting July 27.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says AI agents will expand crypto adoption, pointing to Base, USDC and x402 as key pieces of agentic finance.
The exchange also introduced AI trading tools and a developer kit as part of a broader push to build financial infrastructure for autonomous AI agents.
Rolling out this week, Coinbase Business users will be able to accept payments from AI agents, done via the x402 protocol, developed and incubated by the exchange.
Coinbase will enable businesses to accept payments from AI bots, powered by Coinbase Payments and the x402 standard.