Coinbase Doubles Down on Bitcoin—Adds Tokenized Stocks & Prediction Markets for U.S. Traders

Coinbase just made a power move. The exchange is ramping up its Bitcoin holdings while rolling out two game-changing products for U.S. customers: tokenized stocks and crypto-powered prediction markets. Wall Street’s old guard won’t like this one bit.

Tokenized stocks? Yes, you heard that right. Trade fractionalized shares of Tesla or Apple with the speed of crypto—no 9-to-4 market hours, no legacy broker delays. Meanwhile, prediction markets could let users bet on everything from election outcomes to next quarter’s GDP numbers (because why let hedge funds have all the fun?).

The kicker? All this drops as Coinbase quietly accumulates more BTC—a not-so-subtle hedge against the dollar’s slow-motion collapse. Traders get new toys, Coinbase gets more Bitcoin, and traditional finance gets another reason to sweat. Everybody wins… except maybe the SEC.

Coinbase to Launch Tokenized Stocks, Prediction Markets in US

In a separate announcement, Coinbase confirmed to CNBC that it will launch new services in the United States in the coming months.

As a part of its “everything exchange” strategy, Coinbase will offer tokenized stocks, prediction markets, derivatives, and early token sales. The firm announced that it will initially roll out new offerings to US users in the coming months.

“We’re building an exchange for everything,” Max Branzburg, vice president of product at Coinbase, told CNBC. He added that a “gradual international rollout based on jurisdictional approvals” is imminent.

“We’re bringing all assets onchain — stocks, prediction markets, and more. We’re building the foundations for a faster, more accessible, more global economy.”

The announcement arrives hours after the US SEC launched ‘Project Crypto,’ a comprehensive initiative designed to “modernize” securities regulations for crypto-based trading activity.

Besides Coinbase, Robinhood, Kraken and Gemini have recently introduced tokenized equity offerings, which are digital representations of shares that can be traded on blockchain infrastructure.