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Brian Armstrong: U.S. Could Hold Over $1 Trillion in Bitcoin Reserves
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the U.S. government could one day hold more than $1 trillion in Bitcoin reserves — a staggering idea, but not as far-fetched as it sounds if Bitcoin keeps graduating from speculative asset to sovereign balance-sheet weapon. Armstrong’s view: Bitcoin could become a serious U.S. reserve asset. The upside: BTC offers […]
Read MoreCoinbase Adds $88M in Bitcoin, Grows Treasury to 16,492 BTC Worth $1.3B
Coinbase just put more skin in the game, adding another $88 million worth of Bitcoin in Q1 2026 and lifting its treasury stash to 16,492 BTC. That’s a roughly $1.3 billion bet on the hardest money in the room. $88 million in additional Bitcoin bought in Q1 2026 16,492 BTC now held on Coinbase’s books […]
Read MoreCoinbase, Kraken, Gemini Push to Loosen CLARITY Act Crypto Listing Rule
Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini are pressing lawmakers to soften a CLARITY Act rule that could make it much harder for smaller crypto assets to get listed on U.S. exchanges. CLARITY Act fight: Exchanges want the “readily susceptible to manipulation” rule revised Main concern: Low-liquidity tokens may be blocked before they can prove demand Regulatory backdrop: […]
Read MoreCoinbase Outage Halts Trading After AWS Failure, Exposing Centralization Risks
Major Coinbase Outage Halts Trading After AWS Hardware Issue Coinbase suffered a major trading outage that shoved the exchange into “Cancel Only” mode for hours, just after a disappointing earnings report rattled investors and sent its stock lower. Trading halted: Coinbase froze markets in “Cancel Only” mode AWS problem: A hardware issue in US-EAST-1 triggered […]
Read MoreAmazon, Coinbase Launch Bedrock AgentCore Payments for AI Micropayments
Amazon is previewing Bedrock AgentCore payments, a new Coinbase- and Stripe-backed system that lets AI agents pay for services on the fly. The pitch is straightforward: if software is going to act on its own, it needs a way to spend money without humans playing middleman for every tiny transaction like some exhausted hall monitor. […]
Read MoreMorgan Stanley Crypto Trading Threatens Coinbase and Robinhood Fees
Morgan Stanley is reportedly moving deeper into crypto trading with pricing meant to undercut the usual retail fee machine, putting Coinbase and Robinhood squarely in the crosshairs. When a Wall Street giant decides the entry ticket to Bitcoin and other digital assets should be dirt cheap, the rest of the market has a problem. Morgan […]
Read MoreClarity Act Revived as Bipartisan Stablecoin Deal Sends Bitcoin Past $80K
Washington may finally be getting serious about crypto market structure, and a bipartisan stablecoin compromise has pushed the Clarity Act back into the game. The bill now has a realistic path to the Senate, with supporters even talking about a signature before July 4. Bipartisan breakthrough: Stablecoin yield deal clears the biggest roadblock Fast-moving timeline: […]
Read MoreArmstrong Urges Senate to Move CLARITY Act After Stablecoin Yield Deal
Brian Armstrong just gave the Senate a blunt nudge to move the CLARITY Act forward after lawmakers struck a compromise on stablecoin yield rules. The deal removes a major roadblock, but the bill still has a long congressional obstacle course ahead. Armstrong’s message: “Mark it up.” Stablecoin yield compromise: no bank-like interest, but real usage […]
Read MoreXRP Gets Coinbase and GraniteShares Boost as Pepeto Pushes 150x Presale Hype
XRP is getting a fresh institutional push from Coinbase and GraniteShares, while Pepeto is trying to sell traders on the old “tiny price, giant upside” miracle. Coinbase futures and GraniteShares XRP ETFs are expanding XRP exposure. Spot XRP ETF inflows have stayed positive, with $83.9 million in April net inflows. XRP price prediction chatter now […]
Read MoreCoinbase Presses CFTC for Clear Prediction Market Rules Amid State Gambling Clash
Coinbase is pressing the CFTC to draw a clean line around prediction markets, arguing the products already belong under federal derivatives law and don’t need Congress to reinvent the wheel. Coinbase filed on April 30 with the CFTC on prediction markets and event-based derivatives No new legislation needed, Coinbase says — the agency already has […]
Read MoreCoinbase Backs CLARITY Act Rewards Compromise as U.S. Crypto Bill Advances
Coinbase says a revised rewards compromise in the CLARITY Act clears a major obstacle for the U.S. crypto market structure bill, shifting the fight back to the bigger question: who regulates digital assets, and under what rules? Coinbase backs the latest rewards language Stablecoin yield dispute appears resolved SEC vs. CFTC, staking, and capital formation […]
Read MoreUS Senators Strike Stablecoin Yield Compromise, Clearing Path for Clarity Act Talks
U.S. senators have reportedly struck a compromise on stablecoin yield rules, a move that could finally give the Clarity Act and broader U.S. crypto market structure talks some badly needed oxygen. Section 404 compromise could restart stalled crypto legislation Deposit-like stablecoin yields would be blocked Platform rewards tied to real usage may still be allowed […]
Read MoreCoinbase Helps Push CLARITY Act Provision for Clearer Bitcoin Regulation in US
Coinbase may have helped push a CLARITY Act provision across the finish line, and if that holds up, Bitcoin could get something the U.S. has denied the industry for years: a clearer rulebook instead of the usual regulatory mud-wrestling. Coinbase is tied to a CLARITY Act provision deal Bitcoin regulation in the U.S. could become […]
Read MoreU.S. Stablecoin Yield Ban Advances in Digital Asset Market Clarity Act Draft
A new draft of the U.S. Digital Asset Market Clarity Act takes direct aim at passive stablecoin yield, blocking issuers from paying interest-like rewards simply for holding tokens while still allowing incentives tied to real user activity. Stablecoin yield ban advances in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act Passive rewards could be blocked; bona fide […]
Read MoreCoinbase’s CUSHY Tokenized Credit Fund Targets Institutions on Ethereum, Solana and Base
Coinbase’s CUSHY fund brings institutional credit on-chain ahead of Q2 2026 launch Coinbase Asset Management is taking another swing at tokenised finance with CUSHY, a tokenised credit fund for qualified institutional investors that will run across Ethereum, Solana, and Base. It’s a serious institutional product, not another retail yield gimmick dressed up in blockchain cosplay. […]
Read MoreCoinbase Launches CUSHY Tokenized Credit Strategy on Solana and Base
Coinbase launches CUSHY digital credit strategy with tokenized share structure Coinbase Asset Management is taking another step into tokenized finance with CUSHY, a new on-chain digital credit strategy that packages traditional credit exposure as blockchain-native shares and aims to make them tradable 24/7. Tokenized share class for on-chain fund ownership Built on Superstate’s FundOS for […]
Read MoreCoinbase Launches CUSHY Stablecoin Credit Fund for Institutional Yield on Ethereum, Solana, Base
Coinbase is going deeper into tokenized finance with a new institutional product built around stablecoin lending, onchain settlement, and yield hunting for big-money players. The exchange has launched the Coinbase Stablecoin Credit Strategy (CUSHY), a tokenized stablecoin credit fund designed to give institutions blockchain-based access to a familiar Wall Street idea: put capital to work […]
Read MoreStablecoins Hit $33 Trillion in 2025, Surpassing Visa in Settlement Volume
Stablecoins just pulled a very loud quiet flex: Coinbase says $33 trillion settled in stablecoins in 2025, a figure that puts the old card networks in an awkward position and makes “internet money” sound a lot less like a joke. $33 trillion in stablecoin settlement, according to Coinbase Visa reported $16.7 trillion in fiscal 2025 […]
Read MoreBanks Push Tighter Crypto AML Rules as Coinbase Hits Back on Illicit Use Claims
U.S. banking lobbyists are turning up the heat on crypto again, this time with a fresh demand for stricter AML and sanctions rules aimed squarely at stablecoins and other digital asset intermediaries. Coinbase and other industry voices say the banking crowd is cherry-picking scary numbers to make crypto look like a criminal sewer while ignoring […]
Read MoreCoinbase Lists tGBP Stablecoin, Bringing GBP Payments to More Users
Coinbase Lists tGBP, Bringing GBP-Backed Stablecoin Access to More Users Coinbase has listed tGBP, a British pound-backed stablecoin issued by FCA-registered BCP Technologies, giving users a 1:1 digital version of GBP backed by cash and short-term UK government bonds. It’s a useful step for UK crypto payments — and another sign that stablecoins are becoming […]
Read MoreCoinbase Lists FCA-Registered tGBP as UK Crypto Lending Launches Amid FCA Crackdown
Coinbase is pushing deeper into the UK crypto market with tGBP, the first FCA-registered pound-backed stablecoin, while also rolling out crypto-backed lending for British users. At the same time, the FCA is still cracking down on unlicensed peer-to-peer crypto trading, proving once again that Britain’s crypto policy is a mix of welcome mat and battering […]
Read MoreBrian Armstrong Backs New Satoshi Nakamoto Documentary as Bitcoin Mystery Lives On
Brian Armstrong has thrown his weight behind a new documentary on Satoshi Nakamoto, calling it the most “thoughtful take” yet on Bitcoin’s anonymous creator. That’s no small nod coming from the CEO of Coinbase, especially in a space where Satoshi theories often swing between serious inquiry and full-blown internet hallucination. Brian Armstrong backs a new […]
Read MoreBitcoin & Ethereum Inflows Hit $15B on Binance, Coinbase: Sell-Off Risk or Market Shift?
Bitcoin and Ethereum Inflows Surge on Binance and Coinbase: Market Shift or Sell-Off Signal? A staggering wave of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) has poured into major cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Coinbase, reaching levels unseen since February. With BTC holding firm above $76,000 and ETH trading near $2,300, these inflows—totaling a jaw-dropping $15 billion combined—hint […]
Read MoreCoinbase Spends $1.07M on Crypto Lobbying in Q1 2026 to Influence Blockchain Laws
Coinbase Shells Out $1.07 Million on Crypto Regulation Lobbying in Q1 2026 to Shape Blockchain’s Future Coinbase, the heavyweight of U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges, dropped a cool $1.07 million in the first quarter of 2026 to bend the ear of Washington lawmakers. Their target? Pivotal legislation like the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) and […]
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