Coinbase Expands into Stock and ETF Trading, Pursuing ‘Everything Exchange’ Vision
Coinbase Global, Inc. Officially launched U.S. Stock and exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading for all users in the United States on February 24, 2026, marking a significant step towards its goal of becoming an “Everything Exchange.” This expansion allows users to buy, sell, and manage stocks and ETFs alongside their existing cryptocurrency portfolios within a single platform.
Expanding Beyond Crypto: The ‘Everything Exchange’
The move is central to Coinbase’s broader strategy to encompass all asset classes and build the next generation of markets. Coinbase envisions a platform combining trading, financial services, and applications. This includes regulated spot and derivatives markets, financial utilities like custody and lending, and infrastructure for on-chain applications to drive network demand. According to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, the “Everything Exchange is working,” with the platform achieving all-time highs in Coinbase One subscriptions (~1 million), trading volume, market share, and USDC holdings in 2025. [FinanceFeeds]
Key Features of Coinbase’s Stock Trading Offering
- 24/5 Trading: Users can trade major market securities 24 hours a day, five days a week.
- Instant Funding: Trades can be funded instantly using both U.S. Dollars and USDC stablecoins.
- Fractional Shares: Users can purchase fractional shares with as little as $1.
- Expanded Access: Coinbase plans to expand 24/5 trading to thousands of stocks in the coming months.
- International Expansion: This spring, Coinbase intends to introduce stock perpetuals, providing traders outside the U.S. With 24/7, capital-efficient access to U.S. Equities.
Strategic Partnerships Enhance User Experience
Coinbase has partnered with Apex Fintech Solutions for its cloud-native clearing and custody infrastructure, bridging the gap between traditional finance and the digital asset economy. [FinanceFeeds] A key collaboration is with Yahoo Finance, allowing users to seamlessly execute trades on Coinbase directly from Yahoo Finance’s research pages with a single click. Yahoo Finance will also integrate real-time information from Coinbase into its platform, enhancing asset discovery and monitoring. [FinanceFeeds]
Leveraged Coinbase (COIN) ETFs Available
For investors interested in leveraged exposure to Coinbase stock (COIN), several ETFs are available. These include both long and short positions. As of February 25, 2026, options include:
- CONL: GraniteShares 2x Long Coin ETF (2x Long, 1.04% expense ratio, $775.4M AUM)
- COYY: GraniteShares YieldBOOST COIN ETF (variable Long, 1.07% expense ratio, $116.6M AUM)
- COIW: COIN WeeklyPay ETF (1.2x Long, 0.99% expense ratio, $110.3M AUM)
- FIAT: YieldMax Short COIN Option Income Strategy ETF (variable Short, 1.00% expense ratio, $44.6M AUM)
- CONIG: GraniteShares 2x Short COIN Daily ETF (2x Short, 1.15% expense ratio, $20.2M AUM)
- COIG: Leverage Shares 2X Long COIN Daily ETF (2x Long, 0.75% expense ratio, $7.7M AUM)
- APED: STKd 100% MSTR & 100% COIN ETF (2x Long, 1.29% expense ratio, $1.2M AUM)
- COIOL: Leverage Shares 2x Capped Accelerated COIN Monthly ETF (2x Long, 0.75% expense ratio, $0.9M AUM)
- COIA: ProShares Ultra COIN (2x Long, 0.95% expense ratio, $0.0M AUM)
Coinbase and Institutional Staking
Coinbase Institutional is a trusted partner in the staking space, serving as the largest institutional ETH staking provider and the primary custodian for eight of the nine spot ETH ETFs approved in July 2025. Coinbase also operates as a staking operator for ETPs in countries where staking ETPs are already approved, including partnerships with Virtune, WisdomTree, and 21Shares. [Coinbase Blog]