Coinbase has launched stock perpetual futures for eligible non‑US traders, expanding its effort to offer continuous access to crypto, equities and prediction markets on one platform. The product is not available to US persons at this time, though Coinbase says it’s “working to expand this offering to additional regions in the future.”
The contracts are available on Coinbase Advanced for retail users and on Coinbase International Exchange for institutions. They provide leveraged, cash‑settled exposure to major US stocks and indices—such as Apple (AAPL) and Nvidia (NVDA)—in a format familiar to crypto traders.
This rollout follows Coinbase’s recent moves to offer regulated crypto futures and 24/5 cash equities in the US and to launch Kalshi‑powered prediction markets across all 50 states, part of its drive to become an “everything exchange” where users can switch between tokens, stocks and event contracts.
Stock perpetuals are a core component of Coinbase’s 2026 roadmap, which leans on stablecoins, its Base layer‑2 network and a multi‑asset brokerage model. CEO Brian Armstrong has said the top priority is to grow the everything exchange globally across crypto, equities, prediction markets and commodities across spot, futures and options.
For now, equity perpetuals are restricted to non‑US customers. In Europe, Coinbase earlier launched perpetual futures contracts for Coinbase Advanced users in 26 countries under its MiFID entity.
Coinbase enters a competitive, fragmented market for synthetic equity exposure, facing Binance’s equity perpetual contracts, Kraken’s tokenized equity perpetual futures for non‑US traders, and various offshore platforms offering single stock and index perps under differing regulatory standards. Tokenized stocks recently surpassed $1 billion in total on‑chain value, underscoring rapid growth in the tokenized real‑world asset sector as crypto and traditional market access converge.
Cointelegraph reached out to Coinbase for additional details but had not received a response by publication.
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