Coinbase’s Gambit: Stocks, ETFs, and the Price of Freedom

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Finance

What to know:

  • Coinbase introduced stock and ETF trading for all U.S. users, allowing 24/5 equities trading alongside crypto on the platform.
  • Expanding beyond crypto deepens competition with Robinhood and could help loosen the tie between Coinbase shares and the price of bitcoin.
  • The expansion builds on Coinbase’s December “everything exchange” plan and follows the recent debut of its predictions market.

In the shadow of the digital age, where once the only currency was gold, now the world is ruled by algorithms and the illusion of choice. Coinbase, that paragon of innovation, has now stretched its tendrils into the realm of stocks and ETFs, as if to say, “Why limit yourself to the chaos of crypto when you can drown in the bureaucracy of traditional finance?”

Behold, the 24/5 equities trading! A marvel of modern convenience, where one can buy and sell U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs on the same platform that once catered to the wild, unregulated world of digital assets. No commission, you say? Ah, but the price is paid in sleepless nights and the quiet erosion of financial sovereignty.

Coinbase, ever the visionary, outlined this expansion in December, declaring its intent to become an “everything exchange.” How poetic! As if the world’s problems could be solved by merely aggregating more products under one roof. Yet, here we are, trading on the outcomes of real-world events while the real world crumbles beneath our feet.

This move, dear reader, is not without its ironies. Coinbase now competes with Robinhood, a company that has, ironically, doubled down on crypto. A dance of mirrors, where each step is a pretense of progress. And let us not forget the crypto firms’ grand ambition: to blend the wild with the tame, to make the blockchain a servant to traditional finance. What a glorious paradox!

As for the stock market, it too has its own sorrows. Both COIN and HOOD have lost 35% this year, a testament to the fickle nature of markets and the hubris of those who believe they can control them. Yet, here we are, still chasing the ghost of stability, even as the ground shifts beneath us.

To support this grand endeavor, Coinbase has struck a deal with Yahoo Finance, a partnership as cozy as two wolves sharing a meal. And with Apex Fintech Solutions, they ensure that the custody and execution of these trades are as secure as a house built on sand.

And what of the future? Tokenized stocks, trading around the clock-how quaint! A world where even the most mundane assets are shackled to the blockchain, forever dancing to the rhythm of digital algorithms. A new dawn of financial enlightenment, or merely the same old chains, polished to a shine?

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2026-02-24 18:44