Coinbase expands trading and finance offerings in push for all-in-one platform

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Coinbase's System Update introduces equities, options, U.S. stock transfers, ETFs, AI- and defense-themed perpetual futures, and pre-IPO contracts for names like SpaceX.
Coinbase Advisor, an SEC-registered AI-powered investment advisory tool, debuts for U.S. Coinbase One users with portfolio recommendations and tax-loss harvesting features.
Expanded offerings—including prediction markets, a USDC-backed credit card, and bitcoin travel rewards—intensify competition with banks, brokerages, and fintechs in pursuit of an all-in-one platform.

New products widen Coinbase's market reach

As reported by CoinDesk, Coinbase unveils a broad set of products through its latest System Update, extending its reach into equities, options, prediction markets and banking-style services. The company says the rollout supports its goal of becoming an "everything exchange" that serves both digital asset users and customers seeking more traditional financial products.

Among the additions are plans to offer options trading for both cryptocurrencies and stocks, giving users access to strategies typically used by more advanced investors. Customers can also transfer stock portfolios from other brokerages and trade U.S. stocks, exchange-traded funds and indexes through Coinbase Advanced alongside cryptocurrencies.

Coinbase is also expanding its derivatives lineup with perpetual futures linked to thematic baskets such as artificial intelligence, defense and Chinese equities. The company is introducing pre-IPO perpetual futures tied to private companies including SpaceX, and says contracts connected to OpenAI and Anthropic are expected to follow later this year.

A central part of the update is artificial intelligence. Coinbase introduces Coinbase Advisor, which it describes as one of the first SEC-registered AI-powered investment advisory tools, initially for Coinbase One subscribers in the U.S., with features including portfolio recommendations, tax-loss harvesting guidance and market analysis.

Broader finance strategy raises competitive pressure

Beyond trading, Coinbase is building tools that allow AI agents to execute trades automatically within limits set by users. It is also increasing its presence in prediction markets with short-term crypto prediction contracts and bundled wagers that let traders combine several forecasts into one position.

The company is expanding further into consumer finance with a travel portal offering 5% bitcoin rewards on bookings, a USDC-backed version of its Coinbase One credit card and borrowing against staked Solana through integrations with Jito and Morpho. These moves add lending, payments and rewards features to a platform that already spans crypto exchange services.

The rollout reflects Chief Executive Brian Armstrong's long-term strategy of turning Coinbase into a full-service financial platform combining trading, payments, lending and asset management. That strategy places the company in more direct competition not only with crypto venues but also with banks, brokerages and fintech groups seeking to capture trading in stocks, digital assets and tokenized products from a single account.

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