Coinbase unveiled support allowing AI agents such as xAI's Grok to interact with its platform, letting autonomous agents hold wallets and transact onchain. The announcement, teased as "Grok just learned how to Coinbase," points to the broader push to make the exchange's infrastructure accessible to AI — part of Coinbase's growing focus on AI-agent-ready products alongside earlier efforts like its agent SDK.
Coinbase announced that users in Brazil can now put their USDC to work onchain directly from the Coinbase app, part of the exchange's push to make onchain rewards available regardless of location.
Coinbase announced a live, esports-style trading tournament featuring some of the biggest traders on crypto Twitter, set for Singapore on October 8. The company is framing it as a first-of-its-kind live trading event, saying it's "redefining crypto events." No further details on format, participants, or prizes were shared in the announcement.
Coinbase said this week it filed SEC-notice registrations for its derivatives exchange and broker as it works to bring single stock perps to the US. The company is collaborating closely with the SEC and CFTC to land more major financial products onshore.
Coinbase launched a new travel portal for Coinbase One Card holders, letting them book flights, hotels and more while earning 5% back in Bitcoin on purchases. For applicants not approved for a standard card, Coinbase noted a secured option with a security deposit may be offered, which can help build credit through on-time payments — and checking approval involves no credit-score impact.
Coinbase welcomed Anthony Armstrong to its Board of Directors and Audit Committee. Armstrong led global tech M&A at Morgan Stanley for nearly a decade, served in the Department of Government Efficiency, and was most recently CFO at xAI and X Corp. Coinbase noted in a follow-up that he is not related to CEO Brian Armstrong.
Coinbase is now letting eligible investors in Canada trade crypto derivatives on its platform — described as a first for regulated crypto exchanges in the country. The rollout gives Canadian users access to derivatives products alongside spot trading, expanding the exchange's regulated offerings north of the border.
Coinbase posted its monthly recap of August 2025 developments. Highlights include US stocks expanding to the UK, the arrival of AiFi, Abu Dhabi becoming its tokenization hub, and Bitcoin-backed mortgages becoming available — the month also saw enough market momentum that Coinbase notes it "briefly moonlit as a technical analysis account."
US-based Coinbase customers can now use Bitcoin as collateral for a home down payment without selling it or facing margin calls — announced on X (August 2025). The product is offered by Better (better.com) and powered by Coinbase, positioning it as a way to borrow against BTC with no taxable event and your crypto staying yours.
Coinbase is launching a limited-time offer for Coinbase One members that boosts returns on idle USDC. Members who deposit an additional $1,000 USDC can earn 6.5% APY on USDC balances (up to $500,000) for one month, and holders can also opt to earn their rewards in Bitcoin paid out every week.
Coinbase unveiled Coinbase Advisor, one of the first SEC-registered AI-powered investment advisors, built into the Coinbase app and rolling out to Coinbase One members.
The SEC filed a joint stipulation to dismiss its civil enforcement action against Coinbase, ending the case initiated in June 2023.
Coinbase took an equity stake in Circle and dissolved the CENTRE Consortium, giving Circle full control of USDC issuance and governance.
Coinbase launched the public mainnet of Base, its Ethereum layer-2 network built with Optimism's OP stack, making Coinbase the first public company to release a blockchain.
The SEC charged Coinbase with operating as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency, plus unregistered offer and sale of securities via staking program.
Coinbase acquired One River Digital Asset Management, an SEC-registered institutional digital asset manager, which became Coinbase Asset Management.
Coinbase listed its Class A common stock on Nasdaq under ticker 'COIN' via a direct listing, with a valuation of around $86 billion.
Coinbase announced the acquisition of blockchain-infrastructure provider Bison Trails, reported above $80 million, closing on February 8, 2021.
Coinbase and Circle co-founded the CENTRE Consortium and launched USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin on Ethereum.
Coinbase announced its acquisition of Earn.com for a reported $100 million, bringing in its CEO Balaji Srinivasan as Coinbase's first CTO.
Coinbase was founded by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam in San Francisco. It launched its Bitcoin buying/selling service in October 2012.
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