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Policy

Irish central bank fines Coinbase Ireland $3.6 million over fund safeguarding failures

When Silvergate was on the verge of collapse in 2023, Coinbase instructed 30 customers to deposit funds into an alternate account held by Coinbase at another U.S. bank.

Coinbase app opening screen on a mobile phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Finance

Citrini sees a tokenization boom. The harder question is who profits

The influential research firm says real-world assets could finally give blockchains a clear role in finance. For investors, the next challenge is figuring out which companies, networks and protocols capture the revenue.

Wall Street (Shutterstock)

Finance

AI agents make 138 million crypto payments as U.S. dominates spending on AI models

U.S.-linked wallets account for just over 88% of tracked AI model payments, dwarfing China’s 0.1% share, according to new Chainalysis research.

AI agents. (Mohamed Nohassi/Unsplash)

News Analysis

Crypto industry gave $8 million to Clarity Act lobbyists who didn't close the deal

In the first half of this year, the sector poured millions into lobbying, with most of it tied to pushing the U.S. market structure bill to a goal it never reached.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaking to House Speaker Mike Johnson on July 18, 2025. (Jesse Hamilton, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Open USD takes on Tether, Circle with a different stablecoin model that's 'building money'

The “overwhelming majority” of Open Standard’s equity will be distributed over time to partners based on how much they help grow the stablecoin, CEO Zach Abrams said.

Zach Abrams, CEO of Open Standard (Open Standard, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme

The fraudster managed to scam about 100 people across the United States, convincing them of transferring funds to him, claiming their accounts had been hacked.

Brooklyn (Trevor Hayes/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate

Coinbase now allows users to borrow the USDC stablecoin against their bitcoin at a fixed interest rate and repayment date.

Coinbase app opening screen on a mobile phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Finance

Coinbase, Robinhood, Circle could be early winners of SEC's tokenized-stock push, analysts say

Goldman Sachs and Citizens analysts said the agency's move create new opportunities in custody, tokenization infrastructure and stablecoin settlement, while giving brokers room to expand onchain products.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Markets

Crypto wins regardless of Clarity Act vote, Coinbase's Armstrong says

Coinbase CEO tells CNBC the crypto industry gets regulatory clarity whether or not the Senate passes the bill on Sept. 15.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on July 18, 2025. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Better and Coinbase’s bitcoin-backed mortgages can reuse borrowers’ collateral

Better Mortgage can reuse the pledged bitcoin, and borrowers cannot recover their crypto until the main conventional mortgage is fully repaid or refinanced.

For sale sign (Getty Images/Grace Cary)