54 stories about Coinbase from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Sep 7, 2026.
Router Protocol, a blockchain infrastructure project backed by Coinbase, is shutting down and will burn 303 million of its ROUTE tokens. The move comes after unsuccessful attempts to commercialize or sell its technology.
Coinbase is asking the SEC to approve 24/7 equity perpetuals, a type of derivative that never expires. This move comes as equity perpetuals gain traction in the crypto market. If approved, it could significantly expand Coinbase's offerings and attract more traditional investors.
Metaplanet, a Japanese Bitcoin treasury company, transferred 4,800 BTC ($377M) to Coinbase Prime this week. This represents over 29% of its reported Bitcoin holdings. The move raises questions about potential sales or trading strategies.
A crypto advocacy group backed by Coinbase has endorsed 32 US midterm candidates across 15 states, including key battlegrounds like Texas, Florida, and California. The group aims to influence crypto-friendly policies and regulations in the upcoming elections.
Base creator Jesse Pollak outlined the Layer 2 network's growth trajectory, highlighting its dominance in AI agent transactions, upcoming focus on perpetual futures, and long-term decentralization plans.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says AI agents will boost crypto adoption, highlighting Base's 100 million AI payments. The company is positioning itself as a leader in agentic finance, combining AI with blockchain technology.
Coinbase is rolling out a new system to let businesses accept payments from AI bots. The company says this is its 'most high-conviction bet' for the future of crypto payments. The feature will use Coinbase Payments and the x402 standard, which allows AI agents to make transactions on behalf of users.
Nine major Bitcoin firms, including BlackRock, Coinbase, and Strategy, launched the Bitcoin Security Consortium with a $15 million pledge to support Bitcoin security research and long-term resilience, including quantum readiness.
Coinbase is building a post-quantum custody system and funding Bitcoin's cryptographic upgrades to protect against future quantum computing threats. While the threat is not imminent, quantum computers could one day break Bitcoin's cryptography.
Coinbase Business users can now accept payments from AI agents using the x402 protocol, which was developed and incubated by the exchange. This move aims to bridge the gap in the AI agent economy for businesses and developers.
Nine of the biggest institutional names in Bitcoin formed a consortium to fund the developers working to keep the network secure—including from future quantum computers.
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Capital is bringing a private market fund onchain, partnering with Coinbase and KAIO. The fund will be available across Base, Solana, and Sui networks, marking a significant step in tokenizing traditional assets.
A consortium including BlackRock, Coinbase, and Strategy has pledged $15 million to prepare Bitcoin for potential quantum computing threats. The group will fund research and development independently, without influencing Bitcoin's governance or protocol decisions.
JPMorgan warns that Hyperliquid's partnership with Circle and Coinbase creates a "prisoner's dilemma" that puts pressure on earnings from the dollar-pegged stablecoin USDC, potentially affecting its stability and reliability for users.
The U.S. government has moved $288 million in seized bitcoin and ether to Coinbase Prime, despite President Trump's previous order to hold the assets. The funds come from the Farace and BTC-e seizures, transferred through fresh wallets before reaching the exchange.
Coinbase has secured a UK authorization allowing it to offer both cryptocurrency and traditional investments. This move enables institutional traders to access perpetual futures and retail customers to trade equities.
Major companies including Visa, Stripe, and Coinbase are joining Open USD, a new stablecoin that will share reserve revenue with businesses that mint and redeem it. The stablecoin is expected to launch later this year with no fees or volume limits for minting and redeeming.
Coinbase's Base blockchain, one of Ethereum's largest layer-2 networks, experienced a two-hour outage that halted transaction processing. The network is now back online, and the cause remains under investigation.
Charles Schwab is launching event-based options tied to the S&P 500, allowing customers to bet on index moves. This move comes as Coinbase and Robinhood also expand their offerings in the prediction markets sector.
Publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase added to its feature set Tuesday as it seeks to become the "everything exchange," announcing plans to launch tokenized stock trading and options for both crypto and equities.
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, believes bitcoin may have hit its lowest point at $60,000, citing historical four-year cycles. This could signal a potential rebound for the cryptocurrency market.
A Coinbase report warns that millions of Bitcoin are vulnerable to quantum attacks due to address reuse, including exchange cold wallets. The report suggests freezing exposed coins and setting migration deadlines to mitigate the risk.
Coinbase has introduced a new product that enables AI agents to trade cryptocurrencies and make payments on behalf of users, with user-defined limits and parameters.
Coinbase's quantum advisory council urges immediate action to protect Bitcoin from future quantum computing threats. Developers must start migrating to post-quantum cryptography now to avoid potential vulnerabilities. The biggest challenge will be addressing abandoned and vulnerable coins.