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Odaily Report: Coinbase has announced that Axis Robotics (AXIS) is now available on Coinbase's official website and App. Users can buy, sell, convert, send, receive, and store the asset through the platform, with specific service availability varying by jurisdiction.
Coinbase will add support for Axis Labs (AXIS). Users can now generate an AXIS deposit address on the Coinbase website, Coinbase app, and Coinbase Exchange, but only in regions where trading is supported. AXIS deposits will be unavailable until the asset issuer unlocks transfers.
Odaily reports: Mastercard has announced early access to its AI agent payment system, Agent Pay for Machines, and demonstrated actual transactions at the Cloudflare Connect conference. Built on the open protocol x402, the system allows AI agents to autonomously discover services, negotiate transaction terms, and complete payments, while operating under human-preset budget caps. When an agent accesses a paid service and receives a "402 Payment Required" response, it generates a digitally signed payment credential, which the service provider verifies before delivering the service; the credentials can be settled in batches. In the demonstration, a marketing agent completed 9 payments to two independent merchants under a single budget, without needing to register separate accounts or handle separate invoices. Coinbase provides wallet services, Base handles on-chain settlement, and BVNK supports fiat or stablecoin payments and settlement through Mastercard's Global Money Platform. Mastercard will also provide developers with buyer and seller APIs, SDKs, and a testing environment, and has already conducted end-to-end pilots with Cloudflare, AWS, Coinbase, and other organizations.
The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) Court in Kazakhstan has issued an injunction against cryptocurrency platforms offering digital asset services without authorization, prohibiting Coinbase, BingX, Huobi Global (HTX), BitMart, Bitcoin.com, and WEEX from operating within its jurisdiction, and extending the restrictions to block access to their apps on Google and Apple app stores.
According to an October 19 announcement by Coinbase and Thunes, the two parties have reached a strategic partnership to integrate stablecoin infrastructure with a global fiat payment network, supporting corporate cross-border payments, gig economy payroll disbursements, and personal international remittances. Under the agreement, Coinbase will connect to Thunes' Direct Global Network, enabling users to receive cross-border payments via local bank accounts and mobile wallets; Thunes will, in turn, adopt Coinbase's stablecoin infrastructure.
According to CoinDesk, crypto infrastructure provider Zerohash has launched its AUTH service at the Money20/20 conference held in Las Vegas. When transferring crypto assets between linked exchange accounts and self-custody wallets, users no longer need to copy wallet addresses or select blockchain networks. The service supports cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and on-chain securities such as tokenized stocks, and can connect to more than 600 accounts and wallets, including Coinbase, Robinhood, Gemini, MetaMask, and Phantom, while Kraken remains in beta testing. Ryan Bordery, General Manager of AUTH, previously served as Executive Vice President of Open Finance Global Products and Operations at Mastercard.
Coinbase posted on X platform stating that users can now trade indices and crypto perpetual contracts through agents such as Claude, ChatGPT, and Grok, and go long on the US500 index.
According to Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase announced the launch of a deposit token (JPM Coin) representing its US dollar deposits for institutional clients on the Ethereum network, further expanding its blockchain payments business. Initially launched last year on the Coinbase-affiliated blockchain network Base, the token enables institutional clients to bypass the constraints of traditional business days and multi-day settlement cycles, facilitating round-the-clock, second-level fund transfers.
Odaily report: According to a U.S. Department of Justice announcement, law enforcement authorities in Ghana and Nigeria arrested 28 people in a joint operation targeting West African fraud networks, involving criminal activities such as cryptocurrency investment fraud. The operation was led by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), with participation from Binance, Coinbase, and blockchain analytics firms Chainalysis, Elliptic, and TRM Labs. Private-sector partners collectively identified more than $11 million in funds that could potentially be frozen, though the amount has not yet been confirmed as recovered assets.Coinbase stated that it assisted in tracking illicit funds, supporting asset freezes, and providing intelligence to investigators, identifying more than 65 victims still being defrauded and helping prevent over $415,000 in potential losses. During the operation, Ghanaian police arrested 19 people and seized 303 electronic devices, while another 9 people were arrested in Nigeria. Additionally, 117 human trafficking victims in Ghana are awaiting repatriation to Nigeria, and participants also provided law enforcement with leads on more than 30 suspected fraud centers. The U.S. Department of Justice said this was the first joint operation of its kind specifically targeting the West African region. (CoinDesk)
Coinbase's outstanding balance for crypto-backed loans has reached $2.3 billion, with the product launching in January 2025. Eligible users outside New York State can pledge Bitcoin to borrow USDC without selling their holdings, with loans routed through the Morpho decentralized lending protocol on the Base network. On September 22, Coinbase added fixed-rate loans through Morpho Midnight, and pledgeable assets have expanded to XRP, DOGE, ADA, and LTC. As of mid-September 2026, floating-rate loans have exceeded $1.4 billion, backed by approximately $3 billion in collateral.JPMorgan's JPMD tokenized deposits have been running on Base for institutions since mid-2026, with Citi and BNY Mellon also advancing related initiatives, and multiple UK banks planning to launch related networks in 2027.
Odaily Report: Roughly half of the market value of the tokenized stocks issued by Coinbase has been deployed into DeFi protocols on the Base network, involving fractional shares of major companies such as Apple and Nvidia, and is open to eligible non-U.S. users on the Base platform. As of the time of reporting, approximately $262.4 million of such assets had been deployed in DeFi protocols, an increase of about 18x from $14.66 million at the start of 2026. These assets can be traded on decentralized exchanges and used as collateral for lending. Coinbase previously disclosed that DEX trading volume of tokenized U.S. stocks on Base reached $1.5 billion over the past 30 days, up 313% from the prior 30 days.
Odaily reports: A Solana Foundation official stated that the U.S. GENIUS Act provides regulatory momentum for enterprises and financial institutions to enter the stablecoin space, and is also one of the important background factors behind Samsung's launch of stablecoin payment services. Samsung has announced that starting in the last week of October, it will support USDC cross-border transfers in Samsung Wallet, initially targeting eligible Galaxy users in the United States and covering approximately 82 million devices. Users can transfer USD stablecoins to compatible crypto wallets within seconds with no transfer fees, and can also send remittances to eligible bank accounts in more than 60 countries and regions. The service will use the Solana and Sui networks as its underlying infrastructure, with licensed stablecoin custodian Bastion providing transfer services and Coinbase Prime serving as sub-custodian responsible for safeguarding USDC assets.
Odaily News: Payment technology company Marqeta will expand its partnership with Coinbase to provide enterprises with payment card services backed by customers' stablecoin assets. Coinbase will handle stablecoin custody and digital currency-to-fiat conversion, while Marqeta will manage card issuance and payment processing. Coinbase's Base blockchain will provide on-chain settlement infrastructure. The service targets Marqeta's enterprise clients, spanning both the crypto industry and traditional enterprises. Cardholders can spend stablecoins at millions of merchants worldwide that accept bank card payments, and businesses can fund their payment card programs around the clock. The two parties have not yet disclosed specific fees, an official launch date, or the initial stablecoin types supported.
Brian Armstrong posted on X that Coinbase's new matching engine has increased median order response speed by 60x and improved tail latency by 480x. Coinbase Advanced supports trading of cryptocurrencies, stocks, commodities, and forex.
According to CoinDesk, SEC Chair Paul Atkins issued a statement on October 13 approving a rule change filed by Cboe Global Markets. The change allows for the listing of binary options tied to the key performance indicators (KPIs) of 23 U.S. publicly traded companies. Crypto-related metrics include trading volume for Coinbase (COIN), customer count and revenue for Robinhood (HOOD), and bitcoin production for MARA Holdings (MARA). These contracts are cash-settled, European-style options that can only be exercised at expiration. Settlement data is sourced from documents filed with the SEC by the companies, rather than earnings presentation materials. Cboe plans to launch these contracts this month, with Robinhood expected to become the first broker to offer the product to retail investors. However, trading will not begin until the clearing firm Cboe Clear U.S. receives its provisional registration, as another related application remains under review.
Odaily News: Brian Armstrong posted on X that he developed a Coinbase plugin for Omarchy Linux, allowing users to view portfolio balances, track any asset, and trade any asset on Coinbase. Coinbase can also connect to commonly used agents in Omarchy; Brian Armstrong stated that the vision of an AI-enabled operating system is gradually taking shape, and thanked @dhh for their infectious enthusiasm.
According to official announcements, Coinbase has launched PONS and CASHCAT perpetual contracts.
According to The Block, XRP treasury company Evernorth (Nasdaq: XRPN) has announced partnerships with Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase, and BitGo, with plans to launch an institutional-grade XRP deployment strategy in Q4 2026. The firm currently holds 473 million XRP, valued at approximately $648 million, and aims to boost per-share ownership through active treasury management rather than passive accumulation. Spearheaded by Hugo Jeandesboz, former co-head of investment at Coinbase Asset Management, the initiative will later expand to lending and on-chain DeFi strategies on the XRP Ledger.
In an official blog post, Coinbase shares technical considerations regarding its transition strategy for Bitcoin to address quantum computing threats. The article points out that quantum computers pose a potential threat to Bitcoin's existing cryptographic system, and migration efforts require years of advance planning. As one of the world's largest cryptocurrency custody institutions, Coinbase holds approximately 5% of the global BTC supply and has already joined the Bitcoin Security Alliance while investing in open-source research support. Key recommendations include adopting flexible output architectures such as P2MR (BIP-360) or P2TRv2 to support the introduction and replacement of post-quantum signature schemes; implementing a 1-of-2 hybrid transition construct that allows funds to retain both classical and post-quantum signature paths simultaneously; prioritizing stateless signature schemes to mitigate state management risks; and requiring candidate schemes to be compatible with Multi-Party Computation (MPC) to meet institutional-grade custody requirements. Coinbase emphasizes that the handling of legacy funds can be discussed in parallel with technical upgrade work and should not hinder the advancement of post-quantum signature support.
According to an official Coinbase blog post, the Singapore Police Force Anti-Scam Center (ASC) released a first-half 2026 fraud and cybercrime briefing showing that cryptocurrency fraud losses in Singapore fell 43% year-over-year, dropping from S$114.9 million to S$65.5 million. The ASC credited this progress partly to enforcement actions by industry partners, which included blocking 47,500 mobile phone lines, 37,500 WhatsApp accounts, and 52,200 malicious websites, alongside investigations into more than 2,900 money mules and scammers, resulting in charges against approximately 470 individuals. Through four joint operations with the ASC, Coinbase’s Global Intelligence Team identified over 720 potential victims and assisted in intercepting more than S$18.9 million in potential losses.