The prominent decentralized perpetual futures exchange, Hyperliquid, has surpassed Coinbase in terms of trading volume, according to Artemis. The data revealed that Hyperliquid recorded $2.6 trillion in trading volume, compared with Coinbase’s $1.4 trillion within the same timeframe. This represents nearly double the notional volume of Coinbase. Hyperliquid vs. Coinbase Findings shared by Artemis also […]
The Clarity Act was approved by the US House in July 2025 with support from both parties. As of January 2026, the legislation remains under review in the Senate. The bill is being considered by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, while the Senate Agriculture Committee is providing input on CFTC-related provisions. […]
Ripple President Monica Long has said that about half of Fortune 500 companies will adopt formal crypto or digital asset treasury strategies in 2026, pointing to stablecoins, tokenized assets, and custody as main areas of use. She framed crypto less as a trading product and more as financial infrastructure that large firms are beginning to […]
Crypto security researcher Taylor Monahan has publicly slammed Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and accused the exchange’s leadership of prioritizing growth over user safety. Security failures tied to Coinbase Commerce resurfaced as Armstrong unveiled the company’s 2026 roadmap. Old Wounds, New Roadmap Responding to Armstrong’s tweet about Coinbase’s top priorities for 2026, which focused on expanding […]
Coinbase has filed lawsuits against Illinois, Michigan, and Connecticut, while challenging state efforts to regulate prediction markets and asking federal courts to clarify who has oversight authority. In its filings, the crypto exchange is seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, arguing that prediction markets fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) […]
Coinbase’s ‘Everything app’ has officially launched, bringing social features, trading, payments, and earning tools into a single platform. The cryptocurrency exchange has also confirmed plans to introduce stock trading and prediction markets on the platform. Tokenized Social and Trading Platform First announced in July, the Base app was positioned as a rebrand of Coinbase Wallet, […]
“With quantitative tightening [QT] ending, the Fed is back in the bond market, and the drain of cash from markets may be behind us,” Coinbase Institutional stated on Wednesday before adding, “That’s usually good for risk-on assets like crypto.” The findings came in the company’s monthly outlook report, which took a deep dive into why […]
Crypto exchange Coinbase has sharply criticized a group of major US banking associations after they urged federal regulators to ban merchant rewards, cashbacks, and discounts offered to customers who pay with stablecoins. The latter argued such perks amount to “indirect interest.” “Unamerican” Power Grab In a post on X, Coinbase chief policy officer Faryar Shirzad […]
Coinbase’s plan to make a major push into the stablecoin payments sector has hit a wall. The US crypto exchange has ended acquisition talks with UK-based fintech BVNK, in what could have been one of the largest deals ever for a stablecoin-focused startup. Details on why the negotiations collapsed have not been revealed yet. Acquisition […]
Coinbase has filed a motion demanding court sanctions against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after discovering that nearly a year’s worth of messages from former Chair Gary Gensler were permanently deleted. These communications spanned from October 2022 to September 2023, a period marked by major crypto events like the FTX collapse and enforcement […]