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Coinbase Adds Custody to Webull’s Canadian Crypto Rollout
- The Webull's Coinbase partnership already supports crypto trading in Brazil, the US and Australia, with Canada now added to the infrastructure rollout.
- Canada’s crypto launch followed CIRO approval in June, while Coinbase’s disclosure states that crypto assets are not covered by CIPF.
Monday, 31/08/2026 | 18:01 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Coinbase Routes Base App Users to Hyperliquid's Perps. No US Access Yet
- Self-custody users outside the US, UK and Canada access to more than 290 markets with leverage up to 50x.
- The move follows Coinbase's 29 May launch of a CFTC-regulated route for US institutions to trade global crypto derivatives through Coinbase Financial Markets.
Wednesday, 19/08/2026 | 20:45 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Deribit to Route Most Spot Orders to Coinbase under New Dubai Licence
- Deribit’s new VARA Broker-Dealer Licence allows most spot orders on its platform to be routed to Coinbase Exchange for execution.
- The upgraded spot product is available to retail, qualified and institutional clients, but Deribit’s Dubai derivatives permissions remain limited to qualified and institutional investors.
Thursday, 13/08/2026 | 20:29 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Coinbase Wins Abu Dhabi Approval to Launch Tokenized Securities Starting with Apple
- The ADGM approval covers investment deals and custody services for tokenized securities.
- The firm also asked the SEC last year to approve tokenized versions of publicly traded stocks.
Tuesday, 11/08/2026 | 17:53 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Weekly Roundup: Retail Brokers Drop 'Markets'; Revolut Drives Lithuania's 2.5M Cross-Border Clients
- An "international investment group" acquired controversial Thai CFD broker QRS Global and relaunched it as Brex Capital.
- Interactive Brokers confirms APAC data centre login disruption affected clients.
Saturday, 08/08/2026 | 07:00 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Coinbase Lets UK Users Trade US Stocks While Wall Street Sleeps
- The crypto exchange has rolled out US stock trading to all UK users, offering close to 4,000 equities with zero commission, fractional shares from £1, and 24/5 access inside its existing app.
- The launch builds on Coinbase's July 2026 FCA investment services authorization and follows earlier UK savings and crypto-backed lending products as the exchange expands beyond crypto.
Thursday, 06/08/2026 | 08:00 GMT by
Arnab Shome
SEC Settles FOIA Suit With Coinbase. The Agency Pays $150,000 Over Lost Gensler Text Messages
- The agency's inspector general found the messages were lost after an automated policy triggered an enterprise wipe of Gensler's device during a key period in 2025.
- The settlement follows a string of dropped SEC crypto enforcement cases and a wave of 2026 crypto listings, including Circle, BitGo, and Bullish.
Wednesday, 22/07/2026 | 19:16 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Coinbase Expands Beyond Crypto in the UK with FCA Approval for Stocks and Derivatives
- Retail users can trade equities, while advanced traders gain access to regulated perpetual futures.
- The approval follows Coinbase's European rollout of regulated OTC derivatives under its Cyprus MiFID II licence.
Tuesday, 07/07/2026 | 15:07 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Owning the Exchange Is Becoming the New Competitive Advantage in Prediction Markets
- DraftKings, Robinhood and Coinbase are moving prediction-market infrastructure in-house.
- According to Bernstein, platforms are treating exchange infrastructure as a strategic asset.
Tuesday, 30/06/2026 | 17:02 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Coinbase’s System Update Is Built Around One Goal: More Assets, More Activity
- Coinbase’s update combines portfolio transfers, tokenized stocks, options, AI advice, and agent tools.
- The company is expanding beyond trade execution by adding services around portfolio analysis, automation, and asset management.
Wednesday, 17/06/2026 | 15:00 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Coinbase Head of Prediction Markets: It's Becoming a Way to “Invest in Information”
- Toni Gemayel told Finance magnates that prediction markets are becoming part of a broader “Everything Exchange” model.
- He revealed that the exchange plans to expand beyond Kalshi and support contracts from additional prediction market platforms in the coming months.
Monday, 11/05/2026 | 10:07 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Coinbase Restores Trading After a Six-Hour AWS-Related Outage
- The crypto exchange enabled ‘cancel-only’ orders and then started accepting orders in ‘auction mode’ before fully re-enabling trading.
- The outage happened due to an increased temperature issue on one of AWS’s servers in northern Virginia.
Friday, 08/05/2026 | 08:48 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Coinbase Cuts 14% of Staff as AI and Crypto Downturn Reshape Its Operating Model
- The CEO cited “continued weakness in crypto markets” and shifts in work execution, alongside cuts of about 700 roles.
- Company will flatten management to five layers below CEO and COO to reduce complexity and speed decisions.
Tuesday, 05/05/2026 | 14:10 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
New York Targets Coinbase and Gemini Over Prediction Markets, Seeks Profit Forfeiture and Triple Penalties
- The lawsuits argue the platforms’ event contracts are unlicensed gambling under New York law, not financial derivatives.
- The cases test whether state gambling rules can restrict prediction markets despite the CFTC’s federal framework.
Wednesday, 22/04/2026 | 17:05 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Coinbase Launches UK Crypto Lending Using DeFi Protocol Morpho as Its Backend
- Loans are issued via Morpho smart contracts on Base, with Coinbase acting as the user interface.
- The model removes balance sheet risk and allows lending to scale through on-chain liquidity.
Tuesday, 21/04/2026 | 15:33 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Kraken’s Extortion Claim Points to a Growing Market for Insider Access
- Kraken says a recent extortion attempt tied to insider access involved limited exposure of support data affecting around 2,000 accounts, with no systems breached and no client funds at risk.
- Threat intelligence and recent cases point to a growing market for insider access, where attackers pay thousands for credentials that can enable multi-million dollar fraud, data leaks or extortion.
Tuesday, 14/04/2026 | 13:29 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
Coinbase Secures Australian License to Offer Equity Perpetuals and Derivatives
- Local hiring increases as Coinbase builds legal, compliance, marketing, and operations teams.
- Around 33% of Australians now hold cryptocurrency, growing use for payments observed.
Wednesday, 08/04/2026 | 12:52 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Coinbase Launches Stock Perpetual Futures for Non-US Users Amid $1.2T Perps Volume
- The firm offers cash-settled, leveraged perpetuals on Apple, Nvidia, and major US indices.
- In Europe, the company launched perpetual futures in 26 countries under its MiFID entity earlier in March.
Friday, 20/03/2026 | 14:28 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
CySEC Regulated Coinbase Expands OTC Derivatives Offering Across the EEA
- Contracts include crypto and equity-index futures combining Magnificent Seven stocks with crypto ETFs.
- The exchange obtained its MiFID II licence this year through the acquisition of BUX Cyprus.
Monday, 09/03/2026 | 13:28 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Coinbase Employees Reportedly Face Wise “Payment Blocks” Amid UK Banking Crackdown
- Employees report payroll issues; neither Wise nor Coinbase has publicly confirmed claims.
- UK banks increasingly limit crypto-related transfers, citing compliance and fraud risks.
Thursday, 26/02/2026 | 16:35 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Yahoo Finance Partnership Lets US Users Trade Coinbase Assets with One Click
- Users can fund trades with USD or USDC and buy fractional shares from $1.
- Platform integrates crypto, equities, derivatives, and prediction markets with near real-time capital movement.
Tuesday, 24/02/2026 | 17:51 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Bermuda Partners with Circle and Coinbase to Build World's First 'Onchain' National Economy
- Bermuda’s pilot will test how stablecoin payments and tokenization work inside an existing regulatory framework.
- The project offers a real-world case of governments and regulated institutions experimenting with on-chain infrastructure.
Tuesday, 20/01/2026 | 11:15 GMT by
Tanya Chepkova
“No Bill Rather Than a Bad Bill”: Coinbase’s CEO Pulls Support from US Crypto Draft Bill
- Brian Armstrong pointed out several issues, including a ban on tokenised equities, DeFi restrictions, and a ban on stablecoin interest.
- “This version would be materially worse than the current status quo,” he noted.
Thursday, 15/01/2026 | 05:37 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Coinbase to Use Cyprus License to Offer Crypto Perps and Futures, Closes BUX's CFD Accounts
- The website indicates that there will be 31 crypto perpetual and traditional futures contracts available at launch.
- Users will receive leverage of up to 10x on the platform.
Monday, 12/01/2026 | 07:03 GMT by
Arnab Shome
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