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 […]
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Coinbase Global Inc., one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., is seeing renewed investor interest as Bitcoin rallies and strategic initiatives drive market optimism. The exchange’s stock has climbed in tandem with crypto prices, reflecting a potential resurgence in U.S. demand for digital assets.
This year, crypto-focused Coinbase wants its platform to be a single place where people can trade many different types of assets in multiple formats, eventually turning into a superapp for investing and finance.
Crypto trading may have started as a speculative venture for individual enthusiasts, but today, more and more institutions embrace this alternative type of asset allocation as well. Institutional crypto trading is now available in the U.S. as major providers use the opportunities provided by the current pro-crypto regulatory stance.
Revolut just crossed a major milestone: after a secondary share sale backed by big-name investors like Coatue, Fidelity, Nvidia’s NVentures, and Greenoaks, the UK-based fintech was valued at $75 billion. What other fintech companies are showing impressive results this year, and what have they been up to lately?
Coinbase new hybrid operations model in the UK could pressure other exchanges and crypto wallet providers to offer similar regulated savings capabilities, while the collapse of the BVNK deal could raise questions about valuation, timing, and regulatory risk for stablecoin infrastructure acquisitions.
By blending traditional account-to-account payments with blockchain-based finance in a Pay by Bank model, the partnership between Coinbase and Tink marks another step toward a more connected and interoperable financial ecosystem.
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