Stablecoins
Coinbase powers Citi’s new stablecoin rails, and corporate banking faces a major shift
Coinbase Virtual Accounts also gain automatic fiat conversion through Citi infrastructure, while customer stablecoin usage remains undisclosed.
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Stablecoins
Aave’s live stock-token loans expose USDC lenders to a weekend price gap
The Base hub permits up to $21 million in USDC borrowing against seven Coinbase stock tokens while their collateral feeds hold Friday's value through the weekend.
Staking
SEC staff’s staking-token split spotlights the exit risks behind staked ETH tokens
Its conditional categories do not classify either product. Coinbase terms and Lido's withdrawal queue govern the practical route back to ETH.
Scams
Man sentenced to 12 years for $16M Coinbase customer support scam
Prosecutors say some victims lost more than $1 million after being tricked into transferring crypto themselves.
Lending
Coinbase’s fixed-rate Bitcoin loans can put healthy collateral at risk after maturity
An unpaid balance can make a position eligible for liquidation even without a Bitcoin price drop.
Tokenization
$1 billion in trading volume masks hidden liquidity risks for Coinbase stock token holders
Premarket routes priced $100,000 sales across ten tokens; displayed pool balances cannot show what a broad selloff would cost.
Crime
Coinbase traced $1.1 million crypto trail behind AI phishing service EvilTokens
EvilTokens used Microsoft’s own login flow to hijack sessions, then deployed AI to identify payment targets and impersonation opportunities.
Regulation
Coinbase targets stock futures but CFTC standstill blocks launch
The cash-settled contracts would offer price exposure without ownership or delivery of the underlying shares.
Digital Asset Treasuries
GameStop may have surrendered $31 million of Bitcoin upside with one options trade
BTC is trading more than $15,000 above the company’s disclosed $70,000 call strike, potentially capping gains on 2,000 coins.
Exchanges
Coinbase pushes beyond crypto with retail access to $2.2 billion Oura IPO
Coinbase has begun offering eligible US customers access to IPO allocations through its brokerage arm, starting with smart-ring maker Oura's planned public offering.
Politics
Stand With Crypto’s 4 million registered advocates couldn’t get the CLARITY Act through the Senate
The 49-50 Senate defeat showed why reach alone cannot deliver a bipartisan coalition.
Analysis
Why Bitcoin’s 63% HODL wave isn’t the mega bull signal everyone thinks it is
The one-year share rose 0.98 percentage points in a month while adjacent age bands shifted around the threshold.
