Coinbase & Amex Team Up for Bitcoin Rewards Card – Plus Futures Expansion Plans

Wall Street meets crypto—again. Coinbase just dropped a bombshell partnership with American Express to launch a Bitcoin rewards card, while quietly positioning itself for a U.S. futures market push.

Because what’s better than spending fiat to earn crypto? (Spoiler: nothing, according to the 0% APR brigade).

The Amex Play

Details are scarce, but the card promises Bitcoin kickbacks on purchases—a move that could onboard normies faster than a ‘number go up’ meme. Amex gets to flirt with decentralization while keeping its velvet-rope exclusivity.

Futures Frontier

Meanwhile, Coinbase’s regulatory team is reportedly burning midnight oil to crack the U.S. crypto derivatives market. Because spot trading is for peasants—institutional clients want leverage and 100x nostalgia.

One thing’s clear: Coinbase isn’t content being just an exchange. It’s building the financial infrastructure for crypto’s next act—whether traditional finance is ready or not.