Coinbase Global

Rule Changes

Owns the newly chartered federal trust bank

Coinbase has held its customers' crypto under a New York state trust charter since October 2018. On Nov. 6, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted its replacement, Coinbase National Trust Company, a full federal trust bank charter.

Updated 2 hours ago

Rule Changes

Publicly pushing a bipartisan message after the Democratic sweep.

Crypto spent the 2026 midterms trying to keep Congress friendly. On Nov. 3, Democrats won the House and Senate anyway. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat the industry reportedly spent more than $60 million trying to defeat, won back a Senate seat.

Updated 3 days ago

Rule Changes

As of October 2026: Now operates a three-entity CFTC-regulated derivatives stack

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission registered Coinbase Clearing LLC as a derivatives clearing organization on Sept 28. The registration completes Coinbase's regulated derivatives stack: it now operates the exchange, the broker, and the clearinghouse for US-regulated crypto futures.

Updated Oct 3

New Capabilities

As of September 2026: Provides Sivar's wallet, onramp and settlement infrastructure

Five years after El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender, its newest payments app runs on dollar stablecoins instead. On September 29, the government and Palo Alto startup Modveon launched Sivar, a $2 flat-fee US-to-El Salvador transfer service that settles on Coinbase's Base network.

Updated Sep 30

Rule Changes

As of July 2026: Committed to Trump Accounts program

The program launched July 4, 2026, opening for contributions on America's 250th birthday. Treasury deposited $1,000 into 1.4 million eligible accounts, committing $1.4 billion in total; 6 million children are now enrolled.

Updated Jul 7

Money Moves

As of May 2026: Reporting Q1 2026 contraction; cutting workforce 14%

Coinbase, the largest US-listed cryptocurrency exchange, posted Q1 2026 revenue of roughly $1.5 billion on May 7—down about 26% from a year earlier. Two days before the print, Chief Executive Brian Armstrong confirmed the company is eliminating roughly 700 jobs, or 14% of staff, citing lower trading volumes and softer token prices through the quarter.

Updated May 31