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BlackRock sends $181 million in Bitcoin, Ether to Coinbase amid crypto sell-off

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BlackRock deposited $181 million in digital assets on Coinbase Prime today during a slump in crypto markets that pushed Bitcoin and altcoins lower. According to Arkham Intel data, 612 BTC, worth around $41 million, and 68,567 Ethereum, worth approximately $140 million, were transferred from a wallet owned by the leading asset manager. While BlackRock’s transfers may not involve selling and could be part of a dip-buying strategy, they have caught notice amid mixed demand for exchange-traded products and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. The deposit took place amid a sharp crypto market…

Coinbase Launches Crypto Mortgage Product Tied to Fannie Mae

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Crypto exchange Coinbase Global has launched a mortgage structure with Better Home & Finance that lets qualified borrowers pledge digital assets held in Coinbase accounts to fund down payments on standard conforming mortgages designed in accordance with Fannie Mae guidelines. According to Coinbase, the structure enables borrowers to pledge digital assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) or USDC (USDC) as collateral for a separate loan used to fund the down payment, while the primary mortgage remains a standard, Fannie Mae–backed loan. Better will originate and service the mortgages. When rolled out,…

Coinbase Not Supporting New Crypto Bill Compromise: Report

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Crypto exchange Coinbase is reportedly against the latest compromise over stablecoin yields that the Senate is looking to include in its crypto market structure bill. Coinbase representatives told Senate lawmakers in a meeting Monday that they had concerns over the language around stablecoin yields in the new compromise version of the bill, Punchbowl News reported Wednesday, citing four people briefed on the exchange. A proposal that circulated earlier this week would have reportedly prevented third parties, such as exchanges, from paying stablecoin yields, a measure aimed at addressing banks’ concerns…

Coinbase Co-founder and Tech Leaders to Join Trump‘s Advisory Council

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US President Donald Trump announced the appointment of 13 members from the crypto, blockchain, AI, and technology industries to his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, re-established by executive order in January 2025. In a Wednesday notice, the White House said that the council would include Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Oracle chief technology officer Larry Ellison, and others from major tech companies. According to the White House, the council could have up to 24 members, many of whom “will be appointed…

Coinbase teams with Chainlink to bring exchange data onchain for first time

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Coinbase has partnered with Chainlink to bring its exchange market data onchain via DataLink, the companies announced Wednesday. DataLink is a data publishing platform that enables financial institutions to publish trusted datasets directly to blockchains in a simple, scalable, and secure way. According to Chainlink, it offers builders faster time-to-market, simplified integration, and access to institutional-grade datasets. The integration is the debut of Coinbase publishing its internal market data on public blockchain networks. “The Chainlink data standard is battle-tested, institutional-grade infrastructure, making it the clear choice for bringing Coinbase’s market…

Coinbase unveils 24/7 stock futures for global traders in derivatives push

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Coinbase now lets global traders gain continuous, leveraged exposure to major US stocks using perpetual futures, expanding beyond crypto into traditional assets while targeting demand for 24/7 trading. The stock market closes. These don’t. Stock perpetual futures are now live for:$AAPL$MSFT$GOOGL$AMZN$NVDA$META$TSLA$SPY$QQQ Now trading 24/7 for eligible traders outside the US. Read more: https://t.co/EeLpluhtxa pic.twitter.com/AvRN11X9Bh — Coinbase Markets 🛡️ (@CoinbaseMarkets) March 20, 2026 The new product covers seven technology stocks, including Apple, NVIDIA, Tesla, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta, along with ETF perpetual futures. The contracts settle in USD Coin (USDC),…

Coinbase Launches Stock Perpetual Futures for Non‑US Traders

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Coinbase has launched stock perpetual futures for eligible non-US traders, expanding its push to offer round-the-clock access to crypto, equities and prediction markets on a single platform. In a Friday blog post, Coinbase said the product was not available to US persons at the current time, but that it was “working to expand this offering to additional regions in the future.” The new contracts are available on Coinbase Advanced for retail users and Coinbase International Exchange for institutional access, giving offshore clients leveraged, cash-settled exposure to major US equities and…

Coinbase Tokenizes Bitcoin Yield Fund on Base

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Coinbase Asset Management’s Anthony Bassili says the Bitcoin Yield Fund’s tokenized share class checks “identity and eligibility at the token level” for compliance. Coinbase has brought its Bitcoin Yield Fund onto its Base blockchain, launching a tokenized share class for the fund in partnership with the financial services firm Apex Group. Apex said in a statement on Thursday that the tokenized share class of Coinbase Asset Management’s fund “is set up to interact with compatible platforms, wallets, and infrastructure without compromising compliance.” Coinbase Asset Management president Anthony Bassili said that…

Coinbase Subdomain Prompts Users to Enter Seed Phrases

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Security researchers have raised concerns about a Coinbase-associated Commerce page that appeared to prompt users to enter wallet recovery phrases, warning that such a flow could normalize behavior commonly exploited in phishing scams. The page has circulated widely on social media after being flagged by the founder of the blockchain security platform SlowMist, Yu Xian, widely known as Cos. “I’m really puzzled why Coinbase would have a page like this, directly asking users to input their plaintext mnemonic phrases for asset recovery,” Yu wrote in an X post on Wednesday,…

Coinbase User IRS Block Petition Dismissed After Procedural Failure

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A California court on Wednesday dismissed a Coinbase user’s attempt to block an IRS summons for his financial records, in at least the second such case in the past year to fail to reach trial.  Roger Metz filed a petition in the Northern District of California in May 2025 to quash an IRS summons ordering Coinbase to hand over his financial records in connection with an audit of his 2022 federal tax return.  His lawyers argued the summons violated his privacy rights, was overbroad and failed to meet basic administrative…