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Finance

Coinbase agrees to buy The Clearing Company to deepen prediction markets push

The deal brings a team with specialized experience building event-based trading systems, including veterans from Polymarket and Kalshi.

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

Markets

Prediction markets may offer a tax loophole for gamblers under Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, Coinbase says

A tax change in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill may steer gamblers toward blockchain-based prediction markets to reduce their IRS bill, Coinbase said.

Gambling (Aidan Howe-Unsplash/Modified by Coindesk)

Policy

Coinbase files lawsuits in 3 states over attempts to regulate prediction markets

The crypto exchange is taking legal action against Connecticut, Michigan and Illinois, Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal wrote on X.

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

Markets

Coinbase shares rise as ‘ambitious expansion’ wins analyst praise

The event marked a milestone that broadens the platform’s reach across new and traditional assets, the analysts said.

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Finance

JPMorgan’s tokenized dollars are quietly rewiring how Wall Street moves money

The Wall Street titan’s recent embrace of a public blockchain is a harbinger of things to come.

JPMorgan building (Shutterstock)

Markets

Coinbase deepens India presence after approval of CoinDCX deal

The approval follows a challenging year for CoinDCX which included a significant security breach, though customer funds remained safe.

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Finance

Coinbase rolls out stock trading, prediction markets and more in bid to become the ‘Everything Exchange’

Coinbase is dramatically expanding the assets available to trade on its platform, including novel cryptocurrencies, perpetual futures, stocks and prediction markets, starting with Kalshi.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Markets

Crypto stocks pare gains as bitcoin retreats from $90,000 rally

Crypto-linked stocks pulled back, with miners like MARA Holdings (MARA) down 4.8% and Core Scientific (CORZ) down 6%.

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Markets

Robinhood looks better placed than Coinbase for prediction-market upside, Mizuho says

Robinhood stands to gain more from prediction markets than Coinbase as users plan to deploy fresh capital rather than sell existing crypto, the bank said.

Robinhood logo on a screen

Markets

Hut 8 and Coinbase outperform as Crypto stocks jump on bitcoin's sudden rally

Mining stocks, trading platforms, and cryptocurrency infrastructure firms saw significant gains, including Hut 8, Riot Platforms, and Coinbase.

Price and depth chart on laptop (Austin Distel/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)