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Coinbase Financial Markets

Coinbase's CFTC-regulated derivatives arm, offering regulated futures trading and clearing services for crypto derivatives in the US.

Known aliases

  • Coinbase
  • Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc.

Current stories

investConfirmed4 publishers

Coinbase routes US institutions into Deribit through the Prime accounts they already hold

Coinbase opened a CFTC-regulated route for US institutions into Deribit, the $2.9 billion exchange it bought, with Prime options trading due within weeks. Desks that kept offshore entities to reach that market can now use a domestic broker instead.

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
Builder
Builder 14%
Operator
Operator 49%
Investor
Investor 37%

Reality

Evidence60
Adoption30
Hype gap+15
Incentives70
Confidence62
investConfirmed6 publishers

Coinbase's new clearinghouse stops short of the leveraged contracts that dominate crypto volume

Coinbase won CFTC registration for its own clearinghouse on September 28, ten months after applying, covering only fully collateralized contracts. Its margined book and planned stock perpetuals still clear through partners, so the leveraged trading that dominates crypto volume stays outside.

Perspective Coverage

6 publishers
Builder
Builder 23%
Operator
Operator 39%
Investor
Investor 38%

Reality

Evidence80
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+25
Incentives60
Confidence75
scienceOne report1 publisher

Robinhood plans to sell US retail traders crypto perpetuals with up to 10x leverage

Robinhood said eligible US customers will trade eight crypto perpetual futures in its app within months, with up to 10x leverage on bitcoin and ether. The product brings leverage US retail traders mostly found on offshore exchanges into a mainstream American brokerage.

Publishers:cryptotimes.io

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+35
Incentives65
Confidence40
investOne report1 publisher

CFTC approves Coinbase's own clearinghouse for fully collateralized derivatives

Coinbase won CFTC registration on Sept. 28 for its own clearinghouse, licensed for fully collateralized futures, options on futures and swaps. Margined contracts, including planned single-stock perpetuals, still clear through outside partners.

Publishers:crypto.news

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+20
Incentives58
Confidence60