Coinbase's x402 payment protocol reached 43,100 monthly active senders in October 2026, marking a 152% growth driven by automated payments for AI agents.
Taiwan has blocked access to Coinbase and Kalshi websites due to concerns over illegal betting on upcoming local elections scheduled for November 28, 2026.
Coinbase utilized Faraday cages, coin tosses, and physical hardware destruction to secure its early cold storage key generation process.
The New Taipei District Court has ordered a block on the Coinbase website in Taiwan due to concerns over prediction markets related to the upcoming presidential election.
Coinbase and Deribit have introduced six new USDC-settled perpetual futures markets for international traders, offering 24/7 leveraged access to major equity assets.
Coinbase users are experiencing delays with on-chain transfers of Celestia TIA tokens, though internal trading and fiat transactions remain fully operational.
The SEC has proposed new criteria for accredited investor status, allowing professional credentials and exams to replace wealth-based requirements, a move backed by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.
Coinbase has deployed a fine-tuned Qwen3.5-9B model for fraud detection, achieving higher performance and lower latency than frontier AI systems at a training cost of under $100.
Coinbase and fintech firm Gennius are partnering to bring the ONED USD stablecoin and digital asset services to banks across Latin America, starting with Argentina.
Coinbase has launched full trading for DATA and WHUF pairs following a phased onboarding process that concluded on October 8, 2026.
Coinbase's Base network is pivoting to financial infrastructure, with daily trading volume for its 1:1-backed tokenized equities exceeding $100 million.
Base creator Jesse Pollak predicts a tokenization supercycle fueled by equities and non-dollar stablecoins following the network's Cobalt upgrade.
Cloudflare and Coinbase are testing the x402 protocol to enable automated AI micropayments, aiming to handle up to 50 million transactions per second using stablecoins.
Coinbase has enabled limit-only trading for the Ethos Network token WHUF to build order book liquidity following its recent public sale.
The US government has transferred 17,795 Bitcoin worth $1.5 billion to Coinbase Prime over the last three days, sparking speculation regarding the future of its sovereign holdings.
Coinbase is expanding its infrastructure to offer custody and financing services to traditional banks and financial institutions, managing over $15.2 billion in institutional assets.
Coinbase has launched a CFTC-regulated platform, Coinbase Global Exchange, integrating its $2.9 billion Deribit acquisition to provide US traders with access to global derivatives liquidity.
Coinbase has launched PONS-USD trading with support for limit, market, and stop orders, following a rapid listing process and a 32% token supply burn.
Coinbase is relaunching its professional platform, Coinbase Pro, featuring expanded market options and support for a wider range of financial instruments following its integration with Deribit.
The US government moved $566 million in seized crypto assets to Coinbase Prime on October 7, 2026, fueling speculation about potential sales.
