Coinbase and Kalshi File for US Stock Perpetuals: How Crypto-Style Trading Moves Into Equities
Popular crypto exchange Coinbase and prediction market Kalshi have both filed proposals to offer perpetual futures tied to individual US stocks.
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Best Cryptocurrency Exchange: Where to Buy Digital Money
Choosing the best cryptocurrency exchange is not as hard as it looks. This guide breaks down the main types of platforms, what separates a reliable pick from a risky one, and where to look depending on where a trader is based.
Coinbase Wins Abu Dhabi Approval to Sell Tokenized Stocks
Coinbase has received regulatory approval in Abu Dhabi to offer tokenized securities, a step that lets the crypto exchange bring traditional stocks onto the blockchain outside the United States.
What Is an AI Payment Agent? How Agentic Commerce Works in 2026
An AI payment agent is software, usually built on a large language model, that can complete a purchase or transfer funds on a person’s or business’s behalf without a human clicking “buy” for each transaction. This is distinct from an AI shopping assistant, which searches, compares, and recommends products but hands the final checkout step […]
Coinbase Brings AI Agent Payments to Businesses
Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving from a shopping assistant into an economic participant. Coinbase has taken a significant step in that transition by enabling Coinbase Business users to accept payments directly from AI agents through the x402 protocol, one of the clearest commercial deployments yet of agentic payment infrastructure.
Agentic Payments Protocol Battle Intensifies: Visa, Mastercard, x402, UnionPay Fight for AI Money Standards
The race to build the payment infrastructure of the AI-agent economy is entering a new phase, with global payment networks and technology companies competing to define how machines will identify, authorize and execute transactions.
Open USD Stablecoin Launches With 140 Fintech & Banking Partners Including Stripe And Visa
A coalition of more than 140 companies from different areas of financial services has agreed to back Open USD (OUSD), a new stablecoin announced on June 30, 2026, and governed by an independent entity called Open Standard. The joint initiative brings together banks, payments networks, crypto platforms and technology firms with the stated goal of […]
Coinbase X402 Agentic Protocol Adds Batch Settlement Feature for Micro AI Transactions
The x402 protocol supported by Coinbase’s Base blockchain mechanics has introduced batch settlement, a new payment scheme designed for high-frequency, low-value transactions performed by AI agents within predefined rules.
Amazon Introduces AgentCore Payments With Stablecoin Support From Coinbase And Stripe
Amazon Web Services announced a preview version of Amazon Bedrock AgentCore payments on May 7. The feature allows AI agents built on the AgentCore platform to make payments for APIs, web content, MCP servers and other digital services during task execution.
Coinbase Lists British Pound-Backed Stablecoin Expanding Access to $30M Crypto Market
Listing of tGBP (licensed British pound-backed stablecoin) on Coinbase provides its 100 million users with access to the $30 million market cap asset, which can be key to serving UK customers once local crypto regulation is finalized.
The $15 Billion Polymarket Bet That New York Coinbase & Gemini Lawsuit Suggests Is Essentially Based on Betting
Polymarket is closing in on a staggering valuation while New York’s attorney general is hauling Coinbase and Gemini into court. Similar prediction market products. Two completely different realities. And somewhere in the middle, an industry is deciding what it wants to be.
Coinbase Testing AI Agents on Slack and Email
Two AI agents modelled after ex-employees will assist Coinbase staff with work tasks, as the crypto exchange CEO predicts the platform will “have more agents than human employees” in the near future.
Nevermined Makes Giant AI Agent Payments Stride With Visa, x402 and VGS Support
AI agents may perform various tasks for a business or individual, but they may not complete half of them without the ability to actually make payments. Nevermined aims to solve that deficiency with their new agent card delegation feature based on secure technologies developed by Visa, Coinbase’s x402, and VGS.
Coinbase Scores Key Federal Win With U.S. Trust Charter Approval: What It Means for Crypto
Coinbase has secured a major regulatory breakthrough in the United States, receiving conditional approval for a national trust charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The decision marks one of the most significant federal endorsements of a crypto firm to date and could reshape how digital assets are handled at scale.
Coinbase-Backed x402 Foundation Bets on AI-Driven Payments to Rebuild Internet Economy Now supported by Linux
A new push to redesign how money moves online is gaining momentum, as Coinbase and partners roll out the x402 Foundation with support of Linux Foundation — an initiative aimed at turning payments into a native function of the internet itself.
Crypto Mortgages Gain Traction With Fannie Mae Offering as Investors Seek Liquidity Without Selling Assets
While economic uncertainty reshapes investment strategies, a new niche within wealth management is moving closer to the mainstream: crypto-backed mortgages. Positioned at the intersection of digital assets and real estate, these products are increasingly seen as a way for investors to unlock liquidity while preserving long-term exposure to cryptocurrencies.
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