Coinbase 🛡️ (@coinbase): Take Control with the Everything Exchange

Take Control with the Everything Exchange This article was written by @maxbranzburg, Head of Consumer and Business Products at Coinbase. Financial services today are badly broken for most people, limiting access and outcomes. In my role at Coinbase, my goal is to increase economic freedom in the world, including improving access to world-class financial services and trading. Many financial services and trading platforms work against you instead of for you. When you buy a stock, you don’t actually own it for at least a day. Markets close at 4pm in New York no matter where in the world you are. You send money on a Friday and it lands on Monday, if you’re lucky. New products take years to develop even when the market is changing in weeks or months. Your equities sit in one account, crypto in another, cash in a third, and you get no benefit from building out your portfolio across all of them. It’s because most platforms run on rails that were built decades ago. We didn’t have the technology to enable instant settlement, so information moved first and value moved later. Individual institutions couldn’t operate globally so they had to partner with dozens of intermediaries to move value across borders. The infrastructure was not extensible enough to support new asset classes in a single account so they just bolted more on in a fragmented experience. Crypto has shown us what financial services can look like when they evolve with modern technology - instant, global, and interoperable by default. Instant settlement instead of T+1. Value that moves globally in seconds. Assets that live on shared infrastructure instead of walled gardens. Markets that never close. It’s not just a new asset class - it is a new platform that can enable dramatically better financial services for individuals and businesses around the world. We are building the financial services platform of the future at Coinbase: one account for everything you trade, settled instantly, open 24/7. One Account, All Assets Today you can trade millions of crypto assets. Nearly 10,000 stocks and ETFs. Perpetual futures of crypto, commodities, and equity indices that enable 24/7 trading w/ leverage from all over the world. Prediction markets in the U.S. also permit trading across crypto, sports, politics, and culture. You can get your paycheck direct-deposited into that account, shop with a credit card that earns up to 4% back, and borrow or lend at highly competitive rates. All running at the speed of the Internet, without ever leaving the Coinbase app. More Ways to Trade And with a unified account, you can unlock unique ways to trade. Perpetual futures unlock 24/7 trading with leverage. With Coinbase One, earn 3.5% APY rewards on your USDC while it serves as collateral or waits for a limit order to fill. Trade any asset live on a decentralized exchange directly from the Coinbase app. Swap between Bitcoin, Tesla, and Gold as seamlessly and as easily as sending a message - the way you expect your financial services to work for you. When all of your assets and balances are in one place, on modern rails built by Coinbase, you are able to access more opportunities faster and make your money go further. Intelligence – Not Just Information With one of the broadest selections of assets and markets of any financial services platform in the world, Coinbase also offers the tools that enable you to take advantage of that immense offering. Coinbase Advisor provides the tools you need to make sense of your portfolio, trading opportunities, and key insights that can give you an edge. And with all assets, markets, and balances in one place, Coinbase is also going to make it possible for you to bring your own agents to trade on your behalf. The Future of Financial Services For years now, it’s been clear that the financial system was due for an update. Over the last 6 months, Coinbase has shown what that can look like - with one of the broadest sets of assets and markets available to trade across crypto, equities, commodities, prediction markets, and more. Plus the best trading tools, and an intelligence layer that helps you get the most out of it. And we’re just getting started. On June 16, we’ll show you the next phase of the Everything Exchange. You can RSVP here to make sure you don't miss it. Legal stuff: This article may contain “forward-looking” statements that are based on our beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to us only as of the date hereof. Forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied. See the section titled “Risk Factors,” set forth in our most recent filings with the SEC for more information on these risks and uncertainties. We cannot guarantee that we will achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in our forward‐looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward‐looking statements. We undertake no obligation, and do not intend to, update these forward looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Geographic restrictions apply to certain products. Securities offered by Coinbase Capital Markets (member SIPC, FINRA). Extended hours (24/5) available for eligible stocks. Listed futures and swaps are offered by Coinbase Financial Markets ("CFM"), a NFA member firm. Prediction markets not available in NV. Crypto offered by Coinbase, Inc. Trading involves substantial risk and may result in the loss of your entire investment. Information provided for informational purposes only. Not investment advice or recommendation to purchase a particular asset or security or to employ a particular investment strategy. International stock and commodity perpetual futures are available only to users in eligible jurisdictions and are offered by Coinbase Bermuda Ltd., a Class F entity licensed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority. All perpetual futures trading and investment strategies involve risk, including loss of capital, and may not be suitable for all. Leverage in futures trading can work for you or against you. The risk of loss using leverage can exceed your initial investment amount. Millions of assets available via DEX. DEX trading requires users to create a self-custody wallet prior to trading, and is subject to applicable Terms of Service. DEX trading feature not available in all locations. Fees may apply. Not investment advice or a recommendation to purchase a particular digital asset. Coinbase Advisor is an automated guidance and education tool that uses AI and Coinbase data. Outputs may be inaccurate or incomplete and should not be your only source of information. See applicable terms and risk disclosures to learn more. Coinbase One Card is offered through Coinbase, Inc. and Cardless, Inc. Cards issued by First Electronic Bank. American Express is a registered trademark of American Express and is used by the issuer pursuant to a license. USDC rewards rates are subject to change and may vary by region or due to ongoing experimentation.