The company is also expanding its derivatives business. New products include perpetual futures tied to thematic baskets such as artificial intelligence, defense and Chinese stocks, as well as pre-IPO perpetual futures that provide exposure to private companies such as SpaceX (SPCX), which went public earlier this month. Coinbase said it is expected to be followed by deals related to OpenAI and Anthropic, which are expected to go public later this year.
The exchange is also betting big on prediction markets, a rapidly growing area across cryptocurrencies and traditional finance. New services include short-term cryptocurrency prediction contracts and bundled stakes, which allow traders to combine multiple predictions into one position.
The main focus of this update is artificial intelligence.
Coinbase has introduced Coinbase Advisor. It is described as one of the first AI-powered investment advisory tools to be registered with the SEC. The service will initially be available to Coinbase One subscribers in the United States and is intended to provide portfolio recommendations, tax loss recovery guidance, and market analysis.
The announcement reflects CEO Brian Armstrong’s long-term vision to transform Coinbase into a full-service financial platform that combines trading, payments, lending, and asset management. Competition continues to intensify across cryptocurrencies and traditional finance, with exchanges increasingly competing to become the leading destination for trading stocks, digital assets, and tokenized financial products from a single account.
