By Isaac • July 7, 2026 1:24 pm •
Coinbase just picked up a UK permission that moves it deeper into traditional market territory.
The company announced that it secured a UK investment services authorisation, giving it a regulated route to offer derivatives and equities beside crypto.
The move is bigger than a normal country-by-country license update. Coinbase is trying to turn its app from a crypto exchange into a broader financial account for UK users.
That makes the approval a key test of its everything-exchange strategy in one of the world’s most important financial markets.
Today marks our biggest ever expansion of Coinbase UK’s product suite.
We’ve now secured an investment services authorisation in the UK, enabling us to soon offer both equities
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