Hyperliquid’s HYPE reached a record high against Coinbase shares as the HYPE/COIN ratio climbed to 0.2514, according to TradingView. The move was accompanied by $8.28 billion in trading volume, highlighting intense market interest in the pair.
MarketVector and Coinbase unveiled an index tracking Bitcoin (BTC) alongside tokenized gold tokens PAXG and XAUT, highlighting a blended benchmark for digital and hard-asset value. The launch reflects growing interest in crypto as a store of value as Bitcoin’s equity correlation rises and gold posts stronger returns.
Coinbase has received an Australian Financial Services Licence allowing it to offer regulated retail derivatives. The approval gives the exchange an early regulatory advantage ahead of mandatory licensing rules for crypto providers.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted that the company's long-term vision is to put crypto in the hands of 1 billion people. The comment underscores Coinbase's focus on mass adoption and onboarding.
Coinbase announced it has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter. The step is a regulatory milestone that could expand its custody and fiduciary services once conditions are met.
Coinbase’s agentic commerce protocol x402 has joined the Linux Foundation with support from Google, Stripe, AWS, Cloudflare and others, marking a major industry push for open AI-driven payment rails. The move aims to spur interoperable, secure payment standards for developers and enterprises.
Coinbase has temporarily suspended RON trading as the Ronin network moves into the execution phase of its migration to an Ethereum Layer 2. The exchange says the pause is a precaution while node and bridge changes are validated.
Allegations that Coinbase accepted pay-to-play arrangements for listing XRP have resurfaced after 2023 comments attributed to Ripple CTO David Schwartz. Observers say the hypothetical scenario he described appears to mirror internal frictions around the XRP listing process.
Fannie Mae is launching a mortgage product that accepts BTC and USDC as down payment collateral through a partnership with Coinbase and Better Home & Finance. The move marks a notable step toward integrating crypto into mainstream home finance.
GameStop disclosed in its fiscal 2025 annual report that it pledged 4,709 of 4,710 bitcoin as collateral to Coinbase Credit to execute a covered-call options strategy, confirming it retained its BTC holdings instead of selling them. The move signals the company is using derivatives to monetize its crypto position while keeping exposure to price gains.