Coinbase will relaunch Pro by the end of 2026 inside a Global Exchange built on Deribit, the derivatives venue it bought for about $2.9 billion. Whether that pays depends on high-volume traders joining one regulated pool while access is still opening region by region.
Reality
- Evidence60
- Adoption35
- Hype gap+25
- Incentives55
- Confidence62
Coinbase opened a CFTC-regulated route for US institutions into Deribit, the $2.9 billion exchange it bought, with Prime options trading due within weeks. Desks that kept offshore entities to reach that market can now use a domestic broker instead.
Perspective Coverage
4 publishers
- Builder
- Builder 14%
- Operator
- Operator 49%
- Investor
- Investor 37%
Reality
- Evidence60
- Adoption30
- Hype gap+15
- Incentives70
- Confidence62
Coinbase won CFTC registration for its own clearinghouse on September 28, ten months after applying, covering only fully collateralized contracts. Its margined book and planned stock perpetuals still clear through partners, so the leveraged trading that dominates crypto volume stays outside.
Perspective Coverage
6 publishers
- Builder
- Builder 23%
- Operator
- Operator 39%
- Investor
- Investor 38%
Reality
- Evidence80
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+25
- Incentives60
- Confidence75
Robinhood plans to sell US retail traders crypto perpetuals with up to 10x leverage
Robinhood said eligible US customers will trade eight crypto perpetual futures in its app within months, with up to 10x leverage on bitcoin and ether. The product brings leverage US retail traders mostly found on offshore exchanges into a mainstream American brokerage.
Reality
- Evidence45
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+35
- Incentives65
- Confidence40
Coinbase won CFTC registration on September 28 for its own clearinghouse, limited to fully collateralized futures, options on futures and swaps. Its margined business and planned single-stock perpetual futures will keep clearing through outside partners.
Reality
- Evidence70
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+25
- Incentives55
- Confidence65
CFTC approves Coinbase's own clearinghouse for fully collateralized derivatives
Coinbase won CFTC registration on Sept. 28 for its own clearinghouse, licensed for fully collateralized futures, options on futures and swaps. Margined contracts, including planned single-stock perpetuals, still clear through outside partners.
Reality
- Evidence62
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+20
- Incentives58
- Confidence60