Coinbase has unveiled an SEC-registered artificial intelligence investment advisor along with new trading products as the company continues to expand beyond cryptocurrencies in its quest to become the “exchange of everything.”
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- Coinbase has unveiled an SEC-registered artificial intelligence advisor that can help users manage portfolios through natural language commands.
- The exchange plans to launch 24/7 stock options, crypto options, prediction markets and stock indices.
- Coinbase will expand its pre-IPO permanent platform with upcoming offerings tied to OpenAI and Anthropic.
According to announcements made during Coinbase’s system update event, the exchange presentation An AI-powered advisory service, expanding access to derivatives and forecast markets, and preparing new pre-IPO trading products linked to some of the world’s largest private technology companies.
The latest product rollout comes as Coinbase continues to add traditional financial products to its platform after recently Reveal the plans To launch token shares backed one-to-one by underlying shares.
AI tools are getting closer to managing users’ portfolios
At the heart of the announcements was Coinbase Advisor, which CEO Brian Armstrong described as one of the first SEC-registered AI-based investment advisors in the world.
The tool will have access to a user’s wallet information and account history, allowing clients to interact with the advisor using natural language commands, Armstrong said.
“Talk to it in plain English to take action on your account,” Armstrong said during the presentation. “It will also prompt you for ideas you haven’t thought of.”
Together with the advisor Coinbase open That AI agents can now connect directly to their platform. Using systems like ChatGPT or Claude, clients can set trading rules and let AI agents execute trades on their behalf.
The announcement comes on the heels of the industry’s increasing focus on agent financing. Earlier this week, it launched Robinhood, a cryptocurrency and stock trading platform ShowMr. Dr AI-powered account management tools that allow clients to deploy automated agents to oversee trading activity.
The new markets extend beyond cryptocurrency trading
Elsewhere during the event, Coinbase announced plans to launch stock options trading this summer, while cryptocurrency options are scheduled to arrive later this year.
The exchange also revealed plans to offer perpetual-style stock index products that can be traded around the clock, including by users in the United States. This move would extend 24/7 trading model They are typically associated with cryptocurrency markets in equity-linked products.
Additional trading features unveiled at the event include time-based prediction markets that allow users to speculate on future price movements across digital assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Hyperliquid. According to Coinbase, the contracts will cover periods ranging from 15 minutes to one year.
Private market exposure has also become a bigger part of the company’s strategy. Coinbase Announce It plans to expand its pre-IPO permanent contracts program after SpaceX launches a pre-IPO ahead of the aerospace company’s record public listing.
According to Coinbase, the upcoming offerings will provide exposure to private companies, including OpenAI and Anthropic, before their shares become available to the public.
The new launches build on Coinbase’s previously announced token equity initiative. These products will represent equity stakes backed 1:1 by underlying shares rather than synthetic instruments, derivatives or debt securities, the exchange said.
Investors responded positively to these announcements. Data from Yahoo Finance showed that Coinbase shares rose to nearly $170 during the trading session before pulling back slightly in after-hours trading. The stock is trading near $169.2 at the time of writing.
