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Coinbase has received UK authorization to provide investment services, allowing the cryptocurrency exchange to expand beyond digital assets and offer traditional financial products in the country.
The company said the approval was granted to its UK entity, which already holds an e-money license and crypto registration.
The move follows Coinbase’s expansion into regulated derivatives in Europe. In March, the company launched over-the-counter crypto and equity-index derivatives across 26 European countries under its Cyprus MiFID II license. That marked its first regulated derivatives offering following the acquisition of BUX Cyprus.
Coinbase Adds Equities, Derivatives for UK Traders
According to Coinbase, the approval allows institutional and advanced traders to access derivatives, including crypto, equity and commodity perpetual futures. Retail customers in the UK will also be able to trade equities on the platform for the first time.
The company said the approval is more than a regulatory milestone because it “changes what UK users can do on Coinbase.”
Research by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority found that around seven million UK adults hold cryptoassets. It also found that a quarter of people who do not own crypto would be more likely to participate if the sector were properly regulated.
Expanding Toward Unified Finance Platform
Coinbase said it expects the UK’s broader crypto regulatory regime, scheduled to take effect in October 2027, to encourage wider adoption. However, it said the license allows UK customers to access traditional investment products before those rules come into force.
The company said it plans to bring multiple financial services together on one platform. Alongside crypto trading, it intends to offer equities, derivatives, stablecoin payments, savings, and borrowing products, with tokenized real-world assets planned for the future.
Coinbase has already introduced savings and borrowing products in the UK in recent months. It said the new authorization “unlocks the next chapter” of its expansion in the country.