The stablecoin wars have shifted from the issuers—Circle, Ripple, and Ondo—to the infrastructure of global finance. Rather than fighting for dominance within crypto-native exchanges, the industry is now focused on the plumbing required to move assets into the mainstream. Coinbase is betting that the true battleground for stablecoin adoption is not the digital wallet, but…
Coinbase has launched tokenized U.S. equities on the Base blockchain. The August 24 rollout includes 13 stocks — NVDAc, METAc, AAPLc, GOOGLc, AMZN, COIN, CRCL, INTC, MSFT, MSTR, SNDK, SPCX, and TSLA — each representing a direct claim on the underlying share, not a synthetic derivative. The product is live. The U.S. regulatory framework that…
On August 6, 2026, Coinbase launched 24/5 US stock trading for UK users. While the headline features — zero commission and a £1 minimum for fractional shares — are familiar to retail investors, the structural innovation lies in the plumbing. For the first time, a major platform is treating USDC not merely as a payment…
Coinbase’s Q2 2026 earnings report arrived with the predictable thud of a missed consensus estimate. The headline numbers are stark: total revenue landed at $1.2 billion, missing the $1.3 billion analyst target, while the company posted an EPS of -$1.36 against an expected -$0.17. Predictably, the market reacted with a 6% drop in after-hours trading.…
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New York residents regain access to XRP on Coinbase
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