The Breakdown
Coinbase Comes for All of Finance
AI Summary
Coinbase announced its most ambitious product overhaul, adding commission-free stock trading, prediction markets, Solana on-chain trading, custom stablecoins, streamlined derivatives, and an AI advisor, positioning itself as an all‑in‑one exchange and a vertically integrated financial institution. The episode argues that criticism from crypto purists overlooks the broader shift of crypto assets merging into mainstream finance, rather than a retreat from the space. It highlights how these moves signal crypto’s evolution into a full‑service financial platform, blurring the line between traditional and decentralized markets.
Episode Description
Coinbase closes the year with its biggest product overhaul ever, launching commission-free stock trading alongside prediction markets, on-chain Solana trading, custom stablecoins, simplified derivatives, and an AI-powered advisor—signaling a clear ambition to become an everything exchange and a vertically integrated financial institution. The episode unpacks why the crypto-native backlash misses the larger transformation underway, and why this move looks less like a retreat from crypto and more like crypto dissolving into mainstream finance.
Enjoying this content?
SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBreakdownBW
Subscribe to the newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/thebreakdown
Join the discussion: https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8
Follow on Twitter:
NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw
Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownBW
Show Notes
Coinbase closes the year with its biggest product overhaul ever, launching commission-free stock trading alongside prediction markets, on-chain Solana trading, custom stablecoins, simplified derivatives, and an AI-powered advisor—signaling a clear ambition to become an everything exchange and a vertically integrated financial institution. The episode unpacks why the crypto-native backlash misses the larger transformation underway, and why this move looks less like a retreat from crypto and more like crypto dissolving into mainstream finance.
Enjoying this content?
-
SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://pod.link/1438693620
-
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBreakdownBW
-
Subscribe to the newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/thebreakdown
-
Join the discussion: https://discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8
-
Follow on Twitter:
-
NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw
-
Breakdown: https://twitter.com/BreakdownBW
Comments
Want to join the conversation?
Loading comments...