An industry representative calls the spending “an investment” in predictable crypto regulation for decades to come, while the CLARITY Act remains stuck in the Senate.
Ireland's central bank fined Coinbase Ireland €3.25 million after its safeguarding account ran underfunded for months and oversight was left to the US parent. A court still has to confirm it.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has finalized reserve, redemption, and custody rules for dollar stablecoin issuers — more than a year after the GENIUS Act became law. The rule takes effect January 18, 2027.
Mastercard has opened early developer access to Agent Pay for Machines, a system that lets AI agents pay each other through Coinbase, Base and BVNK stablecoins without human approval on each step.
Coinbase has finished integrating Deribit into a single platform — spot, futures, options and equities in one liquidity pool with up to 10x leverage. The Pro brand returns by year-end.
BitGo's Mike Belshe warns that the stalled CLARITY Act leaves US crypto exposed to a crash potentially worse than Lehman Brothers, as exchanges combine trading, brokerage and custody in one firm.
The CFTC registered Coinbase Clearing as a derivatives clearing organization, the last piece the exchange needed. Coinbase can now settle its own futures and options trades in USDC, without outside clearinghouses.
Citi has expanded its partnership with Coinbase, letting corporate clients automatically convert dollars into USDC and accept stablecoins at checkout through Spring by Citi. The rollout starts in the US.
X's new Cashtag Partner Program turns tickers like $BTC into a trade button linked to Coinbase, Kraken or Gemini. The platform doesn't touch your money — it just closes the gap between hype and a buy order.
The SEC settled Coinbase's lawsuit over former Chair Gary Gensler's vanished texts, agreeing to pay $150,000 and reform how the agency preserves official records.
Nine of the biggest names in institutional Bitcoin, including BlackRock and Coinbase, have formed an alliance with a $15 million fund to prepare the network for quantum computing threats.
On July 13, US authorities moved nearly $288 million in seized bitcoin and ether to Coinbase Prime, instantly fueling speculation about a possible sale of the strategic reserve.
Coinbase secured a UK investment services licence from the FCA, letting institutional traders access perpetual futures and UK retail customers buy equities on the platform for the first time.
A 140-company consortium — Stripe, Visa, BlackRock, Google — launched Open USD to challenge USDC. The key selling point: reserve yield goes to all partners, not one issuer. Circle shares fell 8%.
On June 13, Coinbase became the first regulated US exchange to offer 24/7 gold and silver futures, letting traders react to weekend events without waiting for Monday.
Coinbase for Agents gives AI systems like ChatGPT and Claude dedicated trading accounts with user-set spending limits — autonomous trades, DCA strategies, and payments for data services included.
Mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines, letting AI agents authorize and settle payments across its global network. Over 30 partners joined, including Coinbase, RippleX, Stripe, and Solana Foundation.
A Michigan couple bought a home by pledging Bitcoin as collateral — no sale, no capital gains bill. Better and Coinbase launched the first U.S. mortgage with government backing tied to crypto.
Coinbase opened 24/7 USDC-settled perpetual futures on SpaceX with up to 5x leverage, days before the company's scheduled Nasdaq listing on June 12.
