Coinbase's Jesse Pollak steps back from Base app leadership after admitting his crypto social strategy failed
Pollak said that Jordan Fish, also known on X as 'Cobie,' will lead the Base app team. Source：CoinDesk
Visa, Mastercard and Ripple back x402 as agent payments average 32 cents
Forty companies now govern x402, the protocol Coinbase built and handed away. It settled about $24 million last month across 75 million payments.…
Over 95% of Coinbase’s code is now written with AI
Coinbase’s Rob Witoff said the company is leaning more on AI to help with execution, but still needs highagency humans for judgment and strategy.…
Velocity raises $38M to build stablecoin treasury infrastructure for enterprises
Backed by Dragonfly, FirstMark and Coinbase Ventures, the startup is expanding software that helps businesses integrate stablecoins into treasury and payment…
JPMorgan says Hyperliquid's rise threatens Circle's USDC economics
Hyperliquid's deal with Circle and Coinbase creates a "prisoner's dilemma" that puts pressure on earnings from the dollarpegged stablecoin. Source：CoinDesk
Coinbase Ventures tops crypto VC list for H1 2026
Coinbase’s venture capital arm leads 2026 crypto investing even as funding withered and unique investors shied away amid the bear market. Source：Cointelegraph
Coinbase chief legal officer to transition to advisory role on July 31
The soontobe former chief legal officer did not announce the details of his next move but said that he would continue working with the Board of Coinbase…
With SEC fight over, Coinbase's top legal exec Grewal moves on, and others reassigned
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal will depart the exchange, though he'll continue as an adviser, he said Thursday. Source：CoinDesk
Coinbase gets UK license to expand into derivatives, equities
Coinbase said its UK investment services authorization will allow institutional and advanced traders to access derivatives, while retail users will be able to…
Coinbase secures UK authorization to offer traditional investments alongside crypto
The license allows institutional traders to access perpetual futures and gives U.K. retail customers the ability to trade equities to begin with.…
Coinbase AI draws backlash after pushing World Cup result before kickoff
CEO Brian Armstrong investigated, and the firm said it made updates to prevent future AIgenerated inaccuracies. Source：CoinDesk
Jefferies warns against buying the dip in Circle as Open USD raises new competition fears
The investment bank said new competition from the Stripe and Coinbasebacked stablecoin consortium could pressure USDC's growth. Source：CoinDesk