Coinbase outlines 2026 priorities: global multi-asset trading, stablecoins, on-chain

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong outlined the company's 2026 priorities on Jan. 2, focusing on a global all-in-one trading platform spanning crypto assets, stocks, prediction markets and commodities, BlockBeats reports. The platform will support spot, futures and options trading across all asset classes in a single venue. Armstrong highlighted plans to scale stablecoin and payment businesses, and to bring more users on-chain through the Coinbase Developer platform, the Base chain and the Base App. He added that Coinbase is significantly increasing investment in product quality and automation, with the goal of making Coinbase the world's No. 1 financial application.