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The Sept. 1 snapshot shows the Sept. 9 cutover moves a far smaller International Exchange book onto the dominant offshore venue. The post Coinbase is moving $227 million onto the venue already holding over 96% of its derivatives appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The brokerage is adding digital assets alongside stocks, ETFs and options as Canadian crypto ownership rises and regulators move toward clearer industry rules. Webull, a self-directed brokerage and trading platform, is expanding its Canadian offering to include cryptocurrencies, adding Canada to a crypto footprint that already includes the United States, Australia and Brazil. The company announced Monday that its Canadian crypto offering will run on Coinbase’s Crypto-as-a-Service infrastructure, with Coinbase providing the underlying trading and custody services. Webull’s Canadian website currently displays 10 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL), while indicating that additional assets are also available. The addition of crypto broadens Webull’s Canadian offering beyond stocks, exchange-traded funds and options, bringing digital assets alongside the traditional investments already available to its retail clients. Read more

The 41,252.1 BTC CME position dwarfs Coinbase's 151.62 BTC residual, while any hedge leg could offset a squeeze. The post Massive Bitcoin derivatives gap between CME and Coinbase threatens violent position shakeout appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Japanese Bitcoin treasury company has transferred 10,270 BTC to Coinbase Prime this week, an amount equal to more than 29% of its reported holdings. Metaplanet, the fourth-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury, moved 4,800 BTC worth nearly $377 million to Coinbase today, triggering speculation about the company selling its holdings. According to Arkham Intelligence data, Metaplanet transferred 4,800 BTC to Coinbase Prime today, following the company’s transfer of 2,000 BTC worth $155.5 million two days ago, another series of transfers three days ago totaling 3,331 BTC worth nearly $266 million and lastly a transfer from six days ago moving 139 BTC worth $11.1 million. In total, those deposits amounted to 10,270 BTC worth approximately $806.3 million this week alone. Blockchain data-specialized X profile Onchain Lens shared the data suggesting that Metaplanet moved the Bitcoin “likely to sell.” Another market observers claimed that the company may be using the exchange as a custodian instead. Cointelegraph fo...

The Sept. 1 change removes a client Merkle check, leaving VARA reports and audited materials that are less public. The post Deribit moved 90% of client assets to Coinbase, then killed its daily proof-of-reserves check appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Armstrong’s launch-week chart captured $104 million in turnover, while one later snapshot left persistence to open interest and repeat sessions. The post Coinbase’s $104M US500 trading spike hits an early reality check appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Better and Coinbase have launched a crypto-backed mortgage product that lets US homebuyers pledge Bitcoin as collateral for a down payment without having to sell it. Better Mortgage and Coinbase have made their Bitcoin-backed mortgage product generally available, allowing US homebuyers to pledge Bitcoin as collateral for a down payment without selling it, the companies announced Wednesday. According to Coinbase’s Help Center, the product pairs a Fannie Mae-backed home loan with a separate down payment loan secured by Bitcoin (BTC). Borrowers must pledge BTC worth at least 250% of the down payment loan, with the pledged BTC transferred to Better’s custodial account on Coinbase Prime. The two loans carry the same interest rate and amortization term and are repaid through a single monthly payment, Coinbase said. The pledged BTC is returned once the mortgage is fully repaid or refinanced, subject to the loan terms. Read more

Bitwise’s new portfolios automatically rebalance Coinbase tokenized stocks while allowing eligible non-US investors to keep the assets in their own wallets. Bitwise Asset Management has launched automated portfolios of Coinbase’s tokenized US stocks that allow eligible investors outside the United States to follow preset investment strategies while keeping the assets in their own wallets. The portfolios use Coinbase’s recently launched tokenized stocks, while Glider automatically rebalances users’ holdings to match model portfolios designed by Bitwise, according to a Tuesday announcement. The initial lineup includes three strategies — the Mag7X, robotics and AI leaders — and include Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Tesla and SpaceX. Read more

Coinbase’s B20 equities bring stocks including Apple and Nvidia onchain, allowing eligible non-US users to trade them 24/7 and use them across DeFi. Coinbase’s tokenized US stocks went live on Base Monday, alongside a Chainlink integration providing price data to support their use across decentralized finance applications. Chainlink Data Feeds will provide continuous pricing for Coinbase’s tokenized stocks, including Nvidia, Apple, Meta and Alphabet. The data allows DeFi protocols to integrate the assets into lending markets, decentralized exchanges and structured products, including as collateral for borrowing. According to Chainlink’s documentation, the feeds value each token using the underlying stock price and a Coinbase-supplied multiplier that accounts for dividends and corporate actions. Read more

The new term opens 60- and 90-day cure paths, followed by possible exclusions and up to 12 months of payments. The post Circle renews Coinbase deal creating two ways to challenge Coinbase’s USDC payouts, but neither works quickly appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Coinbase warned later Noble deposits may not be recoverable, while its notice left the cutoff’s clock time unspecified. The post Circle still tells users to buy Noble USDC on Coinbase after cutoff date passes appeared first on CryptoSlate.

President Donald Trump and the heads of the SEC and CFTC are expected to meet crypto and prediction-market executives at the White House next week as the industry’s biggest legislative priority faces dwindling odds of becoming law this year. According to reports, the Aug. 19 gathering is expected to include executives from Coinbase, Andreessen Horowitz, […] The post Trump to meet Coinbase, Ripple and crypto leaders as CLARITY Act odds collapse to 10% appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The USENIX study found 31 vulnerabilities, including six directly validated paths and 25 high-risk cases. The post Coinbase and 14 other x402 facilitators failed security tests built for the coming AI-agent economy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A 43-account launch roster says trusted access, sufficient compute and secure environments are becoming a defensive requirement. The post Coinbase, Strategy, and Blockstream back AI access push after vetted Bitcoin researcher gets blocked appeared first on CryptoSlate.

At 10:47 a.m. ET, LRC-USD was still limit-only while 74% of displayed volume sat on four outside venues. The post Coinbase is pulling Loopring trading today – finding a safe place to sell LRC tokens is getting complicated appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BlackRock is preparing a one-for-three reverse split of its iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA), a structural change that will lift ETHA’s share price and could reduce its effective trading spread without changing the value of investors’ holdings. ETHA’s sponsor approved the reverse split on July 31, according to an SEC regulatory filing. Every three shares […] The post BlackRock’s rare ETHA reverse split is about to make trading Ethereum 70 times cheaper than Coinbase appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The persistent discount suggests US spot buyers have remained less aggressive than overseas traders even as US Bitcoin ETF inflows turned positive in July. Bitcoin fell under $63,000 on Monday as the Coinbase Premium Index, a proxy for US institutional demand for Bitcoin, reached its 77th day in the red.  Bitcoin has traded at a persistent discount on Coinbase relative to international exchanges since May 19, with the latest premium rate at -0.1369%, according to Coinglass. As of Monday, the premium has continued its longest negative streak in history.  10x Research head Markus Thielen said the negative premium indicates that US institutional investors are still liquidating Bitcoin. Read more

Corporate blockchains are multiplying, but Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong expects the boom to end in consolidation rather than coexistence. Over the past year, several corporate institutions and Wall Street giants, including Stripe, Circle, and Robinhood, have developed rails for stablecoins and institutional markets. Their expansion has revived concern that regulated companies with established distribution could […] The post Why 110 corporate blockchains are headed for a massive shakeout – and Coinbase’s secret plan to absorb them appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Coinbase told investors on Thursday that 88% of its second-quarter net revenue came from something other than Bitcoin spot trading. The same release reported a $359.5 million net loss under US accounting rules, the company's third consecutive losing quarter. Both numbers describe the same three months. Taken together, they get closer to the truth about […] The post Coinbase spent 5 years building a life raft away from Bitcoin and still managed to lose $359M appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The crypto exchange blamed softer spot trading and low volatility for the earnings miss while highlighting growth in derivatives, stablecoins and tokenized finance. Crypto exchange Coinbase reported mixed second-quarter results on Thursday, missing Wall Street expectations on profitability as weaker trading activity weighed on results despite the company capturing a record share of the crypto market. In the second quarter, Coinbase generated roughly $1.2 billion in net revenue, broadly in line with expectations but down 19% from a year earlier. The company reported a GAAP net loss of $359 million, significantly wider than analysts’ expectations for a roughly $122 million loss. Transaction revenue, subscription and services revenue, and adjusted EBITDA also fell short of consensus estimates. Despite the losses, the exchange posted an all-time-high 10.3% share of global crypto trading volume, up from 9.1% in the first quarter, even as industry-wide trading activity weakened. Read more