Coinbase has secured UK investment services authorization, giving the exchange a regulatory path to offer traditional financial products alongside crypto in one of its largest international markets.
The authorization expands Coinbase’s UK product scope beyond spot crypto, fiat rails and existing regulated permissions. UK users are expected to gain access to derivatives and equities through Coinbase, with institutional and advanced traders lined up for derivatives including crypto, equity and commodity perpetual futures, while retail users are expected to get access to equities.
The license sits within Coinbase’s UK entity alongside its e-money license and cryptoasset registration. Coinbase already held UK cryptoasset registration, which allowed the company to offer crypto and fiat services in the country before the investment-services expansion.
The UK approval pushes Coinbase closer to the “everything exchange” model that Brian Armstrong has been building around crypto, stocks, derivatives, prediction markets, stablecoin payments, borrowing and tokenized assets.
The company’s move into equities is not isolated. Coinbase already launched 1:1-backed tokenized U.S. stocks, adding equity exposure to a product stack that had already moved beyond basic crypto spot trading. The UK authorization gives Coinbase a more conventional regulated route for equity access in a major financial market.
Derivatives are another part of that expansion. Coinbase opened 24/7 gold and silver futures in the U.S., extending crypto-style market hours into regulated commodity contracts. The company also began rolling out futures contracts in Europe, including crypto contracts, equity-index futures and perpetual-style products for eligible users in supported European markets.
The UK authorization lands before the country’s full crypto regime is expected to take effect in October 2027. Coinbase cited FCA research showing around 7 million UK adults already hold crypto, making the market a key testing ground for regulated cross-asset services.
The timing also fits a wider Coinbase push to connect stablecoins and traditional finance. Coinbase and Spiko opened stablecoin access to tokenized UCITS money-market funds, letting eligible investors move between USDC, EURC and regulated money-market fund exposure through stablecoin rails.
The UK license does not automatically make every Coinbase product available to every user. Derivatives access remains tied to eligibility checks, suitability requirements and product-level restrictions, while equities access will depend on the final UK rollout. The authorization gives Coinbase the regulatory base to bundle crypto, derivatives and equities under one account for UK users.
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