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Crypto News Coinbase has secured United Kingdom investment services authorization, clearing the platform to offer traditional financial instruments — equities and derivatives — alongside its core crypto products. The Nasdaq-listed exchange described the approval as its largest UK product expansion since entering the market, a step toward what it calls an everything exchange. The license sits inside Coinbase’s existing UK-regulated entity, which already holds an e-money permission and cryptoasset registration. The authorization grants a regulated route to widen its offering beyond spot altcoin and Bitcoin trading, letting British users hold payments, savings, borrowing and investments within one interface for the first time. The permission splits access by client type. Retail customers in the United Kingdom will be able to trade equities directly on Coinbase for the
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In brief Coinbase has secured UK authorization to offer regulated investment services, letting it provide traditional financial instruments beyond crypto. UK users will be able to trade equities on the platform for the first time, while institutional and advanced traders gain access to crypto, equity, and commodity derivatives. The license adds to Coinbase’s existing UK e-money and crypto registrations and advances its push to become an “everything exchange.” Crypto exchange Coinbase has won regulatory approval to offer stocks and derivatives to UK customers, the biggest expansion of its product line-up in one of its largest international markets and its latest move toward what it calls the “everything exchange.” The exchange said Tuesday it had been granted a UK investment services authorization, sometimes called a MiFID license, from the Financial Conduct Authority,
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Japan’s bond market stress deepened Monday as the 10-year yield touched 2.825%, its highest level since October 1996. The surge threatens the easy money that funded multi-year rallies in stocks and Bitcoin (BTC). The yen trades near 162 per dollar, its weakest since 1986, even after Tokyo spent a record sum defending it this spring. Japan 10-Year Treasury Yields. Source: TradingView Japan Bond Market Faces More Supply and a Shrinking Buyer Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government plans to mobilize over ¥370 trillion ($2.28 billion) in public and private investment across 17 strategic sectors through fiscal 2040. The roughly $2.3 trillion program implies heavier bond issuance ahead. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan keeps trimming its bond purchases. Reuters reported that policymakers may pause the taper only from fiscal 2027. Until then, the market’s largest buyer ke
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Europe is poised for another strong quarter of earnings growth. After posting its strongest quarter of earnings growth for 3 years in Q1, analysts are expecting big things for Q2. Earnings growth is poised to grow by 12% year-on-year, suggesting that upward momentum for earnings will be maintained. Some analysts also think that there is the potential for an upside surprise, since earnings expectations have been revised higher in recent weeks. European earnings boost from energy sector Expectations are also high as we move into this reporting season. Digging a bit deeper, growth is expected to be dominated by monster revenues and profits for the oil and gas majors where earnings growth is expected to rise by 84% YoY. If you exclude this sector, then earnings growth in Europe is a much more modest 3%. Energy is Europe’s version of tech, and it is likely to dominate this reporting seas
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Coinbase’s latest regulatory approval reflects a broader shift as crypto exchanges compete to become full-service financial platforms. Instead of just developing their crypto trading capabilities, Coinbase has positioned itself to capture a greater portion of regulated investment activity. Coinbase will now be able to provide investors in the U.K with derivative contracts, equities, and other investments alongside its digital asset offerings. This expands Coinbase’s target market while further increasing its appeal to institutions. SOurce: Coinbase on X Coinbase’s new license also supports its existing crypto exchange registration in the U.K and money transmission approval. Simply put, this update improves Coinbase’s regulatory presence. Ultimately, the success of Coinbase’s expansion will depend on greater trading volume, strong institutional participation, and a
FOMC minutes and a higher 3.8% 2026 rate path meet a 14.9% Q2 S&P 500 surge. Stocks still need patient cuts, not rushed pivots, to hold gains into H2 as jobs cool.
