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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong disclosed three platform-level data points on Thursday: the annual stablecoin transaction volume is nearly $1 trillion, the platform holds approximately $20 billion in USDC, and the x402 payment protocol processed over 160 million autonomous transactions in the past year. According to SEC filings, Coinbase's average USDC holdings in the first quarter reached a historic high of $19 billion, with over 25% of the total USDC circulation located within the Coinbase ecosystem.The total circulation of USDC currently stands at $75 billion. The $1 trillion stablecoin transaction volume refers to transfers made through Coinbase's payment infrastructure, in comparison, Visa is expected to process about $14.5 trillion in fiscal year 2025. The x402 protocol is named after the HTTP 402 error code and allows AI agents to make on-chain payments in USDC directly within network requests, with transactions over $1 accounting for 95% of x402 transfer volume.The Base chain has processed $190 trillion in stablecoin transaction volume this year, with over 90% of x402 transaction volume operating on Base. Founding members of the x402 foundation include Google, Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and AWS.

Coinbase announced on Wednesday the launch of two on-chain USDC lending vaults on Morpho, with Steakhouse Financial serving as the risk curator, providing users with lending options at different risk levels for the first time. The Prime vault adopts a conservative strategy, using blue-chip crypto assets like BTC and ETH as collateral, with yields ranging from approximately 3.5% to 4%. The High Yield vault accepts a broader basket of collateral, including assets issued by Ethena, with an annualized yield of about 8.79% supported by Ethena's government bond-backed stablecoin USDtb.Morpho provides a non-custodial lending infrastructure, with Steakhouse Financial managing approximately $2.03 billion in Morpho vault TVL, leading the second place by about $1 billion. Coinbase's collaboration with Ethena predates the launch of these vaults, as Coinbase Ventures purchased ENA tokens on the open market in June as part of a broader distribution agreement.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted, "For years, cryptocurrency trading has been shifting overseas due to the lack of clear regulatory rules in the U.S., and while perpetual contracts are favored by traders, they are banned in the U.S. Frankly, about half of the perpetual contract trading volume comes from U.S. users who use offshore products via VPNs, and KYC checks are lax. Other companies have set up offshore entities to find ways to evade regulation. After dozens of trips to Washington, D.C., and numerous communications from our policy team, we finally received approval to allow U.S. users to access true global perpetual contracts."Previously, the CFTC's Market Participants Division issued a clarification letter and a no-action letter to registered futures commission merchant Coinbase Financial Markets (CFM), allowing it to offer cryptocurrency options and perpetual contracts listed on the affiliated offshore exchange Deribit FZE to U.S. users. The letter confirmed that the aforementioned perpetual contracts can be classified as foreign futures under CFTC Regulation 30.1.Additionally, under specific conditions, the CFTC will not recommend enforcement action regarding CFM transferring digital commodities held by customers and paying stablecoins to its offshore brokerage affiliates for margin purposes, and that affiliate may exercise reuse rights over the aforementioned customer assets.

According to Decrypt, the Coinbase Quantum Advisory Board released a report calling for blockchain developers to immediately begin preparations for quantum migration, warning that unresolved issues with abandoned and vulnerable tokens could become one of the biggest challenges for Bitcoin.The report estimates that approximately 7 million Bitcoins are vulnerable to future quantum attacks due to public key exposure and address reuse. Although there are currently no quantum computers capable of breaking blockchain encryption, the likelihood of relevant quantum computers emerging as early as 2030 is high.The report proposes three handling options for tokens that have not migrated to quantum-safe addresses: permanently freeze or destroy them after a set deadline; take no action and let users decide; or adopt a compromise measure, such as limiting the number of vulnerable tokens that can be moved per block, or allowing users to pre-commit to migration.The Ethereum Foundation has formed a team to coordinate the post-quantum security transition, and Vitalik Buterin developed a quantum upgrade roadmap in February. The Stellar Development Foundation announced a roadmap for user migration to quantum-safe encryption on Tuesday.

Ethena's official announcement states that the first product launched in collaboration with Coinbase is now officially online, which is the stablecoin yield pool introduced by SteakhouseFi. This product operates based on USDe on Morpho and is now directly available in the Coinbase App, accessible to users in the United States and overseas.

Coinbase has launched "Coinbase for Agents," creating dedicated accounts and sub-accounts for AI Agents, enabling them to trade, manage funds, and make payments on behalf of users. Users can control the AI Agent through natural language commands, such as regularly adjusting their portfolio, executing trading strategies, researching market information, or automatically purchasing assets within a set budget, without the need to manually transfer funds between different wallets.Coinbase stated that this product is built on its AI-related developments over the past year, including the previously launched x402 AI payment open standard and AgentKit. Currently, platforms like Gemini, OKX, and MetaMask are also exploring financial accounts and wallet infrastructure for AI Agents, indicating that the cryptocurrency industry is accelerating its layout for "non-human user" scenarios.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "2026 NBA Championship" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "New York Knicks" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, soaring from 42.25% an hour ago to the current 81.9% (a fluctuation of 39.65%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform that Coinbase has been approved to offer global crypto perpetual contracts to users in the United States. He stated that for years, crypto trading has shifted overseas due to the lack of clear regulations in the U.S., and perpetual contracts are high-quality products that traders want but are not allowed in the U.S. It is estimated that about half of the perpetual contract trading volume comes from Americans using offshore products with relaxed regulations through VPNs.

According to Arkham monitoring, Grayscale deposited a total of 19,548 ETH into Coinbase Prime in the last hour, approximately worth 32 million dollars.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Coinbase's Vice President of Tax, Lawrence Zlatkin, has proposed to U.S. lawmakers to establish a de minimis capital gains tax exemption threshold for everyday small Bitcoin transactions, arguing that "Americans shouldn't have to hire an accountant just to buy a pair of jeans with BTC."

According to Arkham monitoring, the address holding the seized funds from the FTX / Alameda bankruptcy case, managed by the U.S. government, transferred out 98,589.87 LINK tokens, worth approximately $769,000, which have been transferred to Coinbase Prime.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock deposited 1,564 BTC into Coinbase, worth 96.49 million dollars.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a wallet withdrew 100,000 HYPE from Coinbase, worth 5.9 million dollars, possibly belonging to bizyugo.hl (@bizyugo).

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock's associated address transferred 3,966 BTC to Coinbase, worth approximately $244.4 million.On-chain data shows that this is another large BTC transfer from BlackRock to Coinbase recently. Previously, BlackRock transferred 3,300 BTC and 15,095 ETH to Coinbase, with a total value exceeding $234 million.

According to CoinDesk, Cardless and Coinbase have jointly launched a credit card backed by stablecoins, aimed at users who cannot obtain credit cards through traditional channels but hold digital assets. Applicants must use a portion of their USDC holdings as collateral, while still being able to earn yields on their staked assets, and pay a fee of $49.99 to gain access to the card.Michael Spelfogel, co-founder of Cardless, stated that applicants come from different credit score ranges, with some believing in cryptocurrency but just starting to accumulate wealth. This product continues the previous collaboration between the two parties, with the previously launched Coinbase-branded American Express card offering up to 4% Bitcoin cashback.

In the third game of the NBA Finals, the score fluctuated back and forth, and ultimately, the Spurs narrowly defeated the Knicks on the road, bringing the overall score to 1:2.Data from the Base native leverage prediction market OmenX shows that there was a significant fluctuation in the NBA championship prediction market after the game, with the Spurs' championship probability rising from 22% to 37%, while the Knicks' championship probability dropped to 63%. As of now, the cumulative trading volume in the NBA Finals-related prediction market on OmenX has reached 24.5 million dollars.OmenX currently supports a maximum of 5x leverage, allowing users to engage in leveraged prediction trading around sports events such as the NBA championship and the World Cup championship.

According to monitoring by Catcher Predict, in the "2026 NBA Championship" event on the prediction market Polymarket, the "Yes" option for the sub-market "New York Knicks" has experienced significant fluctuations in winning probability, dropping from 80.6% an hour ago to the current 64.25% (a fluctuation of 16.35%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to The Block, Coinbase's institutional strategy head John D'Agostino stated that despite Bitcoin recently dropping below $60,000, institutions are not panicking; instead, they are taking the opportunity to accumulate. He said, "Family offices, government funds, and sovereign funds that are trying to buy these assets can do so at a discount, and they are not discouraged by this. Lower prices are actually more favored."D'Agostino also pointed out that although the price of Bitcoin has fallen nearly 50% from its peak, Bitcoin ETFs still have about $100 billion in exposure, and retail interest has only decreased by about 15%, indicating that investors are not making large-scale withdrawals. He mentioned that large entities holding Bitcoin with leverage have the capacity to continue securing capital to buy, and no major institutions have been found to face serious leverage or liquidation risks.

Coinbase's Head of Institutional Strategy, John D'Agostino, stated that despite Bitcoin recently dropping below $60,000, large investors such as family offices and sovereign wealth funds did not panic, but rather viewed the decline as a buying opportunity at a discount. He mentioned that these institutions were optimistic when Bitcoin was at $125,000, remained interested at $100,000, and "liked it even more" around $65,000. Bitcoin fell to $59,200 last Friday, marking its lowest point since October 2024, down about 50% from its peak of over $126,000 in October 2025.D'Agostino believes that institutional confidence remains strong, investments in related market infrastructure continue, and Bitcoin ETF holdings are resilient. Currently, Bitcoin ETF exposure is still around $100 billion, even though the price has nearly halved from its peak, with retail interest retracting by about 15%. He also downplayed concerns about large institutional leveraged positions being forced to liquidate, stating that he is not aware of any major institutional Bitcoin holders being in a "severely over-leveraged" state.

According to The Block, a joint letter initiated by Stand With Crypto, the Blockchain Association, the Crypto Council for Innovation, and The Digital Chamber has been submitted to U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, urging a prompt full Senate vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (referred to as the CLARITY Act). More than 200 crypto companies, industry associations, and community organizations, including Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken, a16z, Circle, and Binance.US, participated in signing.The joint letter points out that the CLARITY Act will establish a comprehensive federal regulatory framework for the digital asset market, clarify the division of responsibilities among regulatory agencies, provide feasible registration pathways, and protect software developers' innovation while encouraging more digital asset businesses to return to the U.S. market. The signatories stated that the act would help keep innovation, jobs, investment, and market activities in the U.S., further solidifying the country's leading position in global digital asset innovation.It is understood that the CLARITY Act received bipartisan support from the Senate Banking Committee last month and passed the committee's review. Senator Cynthia Lummis subsequently stated that the next step for the act will be to enter the full Senate review stage.Additionally, 160 former national security and law enforcement officials had previously signed in support of the act, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt have also publicly called for advancing the legislative process. However, the issue of the Trump family's interests in relation to the crypto industry is still seen as one of the main obstacles facing the advancement of the act.