Coinbase stocks trading is coming to the UK after the crypto exchange said it secured approval to offer investment services beyond crypto.
Crypto exchange Coinbase said on Tuesday, July 7, that it has received UK authorization to provide investment services, a move that will let the company offer more than crypto to users in the country.
The crypto exchange claims they will soon be able to trade stocks inside Coinbase, using the same account they already use for crypto. That approval also opens the door to more complex products, including futures tied to crypto, stocks and commodities.
As Coinbase said, the authorization provides it with the foundation to develop what it calls “everything exchange,” in which the customers can control their crypto, stocks, savings, lending, and payments from one single platform.
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Coinbase Pushes Beyond Crypto
The move is also a continuation of Coinbase’s attempt to position itself not only as a crypto exchange. According to Coinbase, the average UK investor often needs to use several applications for banking, stock market, saving and crypto investments.
The company has already introduced saving and lending instruments in the UK market recently. Investing in stocks will be the next step that makes Coinbase closer to investing apps and away from pure crypto exchanges.
Coinbase also framed the approval as a win for the UK’s regulatory approach, saying the UK is building a “forward-thinking, pro-growth framework for digital finance,” with its full crypto regime expected to take effect in October 2027.
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