Coinbase Wallet Returns as the Base App Pivots to Multichain Trading

By Isaac • September 10, 2026 7:09 pm •

Coinbase is bringing back a familiar name, but this is more than a branding do-over.

The company has renamed Base App as Coinbase Wallet and is repositioning the self-custody product around trading across multiple blockchains. The move puts a clearer label on what Coinbase now wants the app to be: a fast, permissionless doorway into a much wider range of onchain markets.

Decrypt reported that Coinbase Wallet head of product Ryan Kass described the app as a place where users can reach assets regardless of the network they live on. The product is expanding beyond Base with support for networks such as Solana and Robinhood Chain.

The trading menu also reaches beyond ordinary token swaps. Coinbase