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Base Activates Denim Upgrade, Reducing Block Time to 200 Milliseconds
Base Confirms Users Unaffected by Reth State Root Bug, Releases v1.5.3 Fix
Coinbase Opens Deribit Options and Perpetual Futures to U.S. Prime Clients
Coinbase Details Security Measures Protecting Customer Crypto Assets
Coinbase and Kalshi Face State Prediction-Market Enforcement
ARK Invest Buys $17M in Coinbase and Circle Shares
New Jersey Rescinds Coinbase Staking Order, Clearing Path for Service Return
Coinbase Opens Deribit-Powered Perpetual Trading to AI Agents
Base Crypto Card Spending Reaches $259M in October, Up 15%
Base Ecosystem Expands With New Grants, Denim Upgrade and DeFi Launches
Base Denim Upgrade Brings 200ms Blocks and Ends Flashblocks
Coinbase Applies for Brazil Crypto License Ahead of October 30 Deadline
Coinbase Q3 Earnings: Analysts Split on Crypto Trading Recovery
Coinbase Lists Ripple’s RLUSD, Enabling Transfers Across Three Networks
Coinbase Says Amplitude Security Incident Exposed Some Customer Contact Data
Chainlink Launches CustodySync to Connect Institutional Assets With DeFi Lending
Base DeFi Expands as Tokenized Stocks and AI Payments Gain Ground
Coinbase Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled for October 29
Chainlink Partners With LG CNS to Expand Korea’s Stablecoin Market
Coinbase Ireland Agrees to €3.25M Fine Over Safeguarding Failures
Base Active Addresses Rise 50% as Transactions and Fees Decline
Aave Launches Stock-Backed Lending Hub on Base With USDC Loans
Base Active Addresses Jump 82.5% to 629,142 High
Aerodrome and Velodrome Merge Into Aero, Targeting $120B Market
Coinbase Builds Data Quality Platform to Improve Reliability and Accountability
Stablecoins Enable 24/7 Dollar Payments as USDC on Base Cuts Remittance Fees by 86%
Kazakhstan Court Restricts Coinbase, BingX and Four Other Crypto Platforms
Coinbase Partners With Thunes to Expand Stablecoin Payouts
Coinbase Tokenized Stocks on Base Record $2.04B in Monthly DEX Volume
Base Activates Denim Upgrade, Reducing Block Time to 200 Milliseconds
Base’s Denim upgrade replaces two-second blocks with 200-millisecond blocks, making the network produce five canonical blocks per second. The change also affects block-based smart contract timers and requires applications using Flashblocks to migrate to standard block and RPC streams.
Base Confirms Users Unaffected by Reth State Root Bug, Releases v1.5.3 Fix
Base says its state root remains correct after a Reth client vulnerability was identified. The network patched its block builders and released v1.5.3 to protect validators from potential invalid state-root issues.
Coinbase Opens Deribit Options and Perpetual Futures to U.S. Prime Clients
Coinbase has launched access to Deribit options and perpetual futures through Coinbase Prime for eligible U.S. and international institutions. The service connects clients to Deribit’s global liquidity while maintaining separate margin and collateral requirements for U.S. accounts.
Coinbase Details Security Measures Protecting Customer Crypto Assets
Coinbase says more than 99% of customer assets are held in cold storage and outlines the controls it uses to protect wallets, authorize transfers, and detect suspicious activity. The company also reports that customer assets are held 1:1 and are not lent or used without customer instructions.
Coinbase and Kalshi Face State Prediction-Market Enforcement
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has denied Coinbase and Kalshi's requests for temporary protection against state gambling enforcement in New York and Connecticut. The underlying appeals remain active, leaving the broader dispute over federal and state authority unresolved.
ARK Invest Buys $17M in Coinbase and Circle Shares
ARK Invest purchased an estimated $17 million in Coinbase and Circle shares across two trading sessions while selling approximately $8 million in Bullish stock. The transactions came as all three crypto-related stocks recorded losses on Monday.
New Jersey Rescinds Coinbase Staking Order, Clearing Path for Service Return
New Jersey has withdrawn its 2023 cease-and-desist order against Coinbase's staking service and rescinded a $5 million penalty. The move removes a major state-level restriction, although other regulatory cases involving Coinbase staking remain unresolved.
Coinbase Opens Deribit-Powered Perpetual Trading to AI Agents
Coinbase is extending AI-agent access to its Deribit-powered perpetual futures infrastructure. The offering is subject to regional eligibility, derivatives onboarding and trade-approval permissions configured through the connected AI application.
Base Crypto Card Spending Reaches $259M in October, Up 15%
Crypto card spending on Base reached $259 million in October, rising 15% from September and reaching 14 times the level recorded in October last year. The figure also exceeded the $145 million recorded by the next-closest blockchain.
Base Ecosystem Expands With New Grants, Denim Upgrade and DeFi Launches
Base highlighted new builder grants, network upgrades and growing activity across payments, tokenized stocks and DeFi. The weekly roundup also featured new products from FalconX, Bitso, Ripple and other projects building on the network.
Base Denim Upgrade Brings 200ms Blocks and Ends Flashblocks
Base is preparing to introduce 200-millisecond native blocks through its Denim upgrade on November 5, 2026. The change will retire Flashblocks and pending-state access, requiring developers and indexers to update their RPC subscriptions and data integrations.
Coinbase Applies for Brazil Crypto License Ahead of October 30 Deadline
Coinbase has applied to Brazil’s Central Bank for authorization to operate under the country’s virtual asset service provider framework. The exchange expects to maintain its existing services while regulators review the application.
Coinbase Q3 Earnings: Analysts Split on Crypto Trading Recovery
Coinbase is preparing to report third-quarter 2026 earnings as analysts assess whether a September rebound in crypto trading can lift revenue. Estimates differ on trading volumes and profitability, while stablecoin income, derivatives, and Base remain important parts of the exchange’s business outlook.
Coinbase Lists Ripple’s RLUSD, Enabling Transfers Across Three Networks
Coinbase has listed Ripple USD (RLUSD), with transfers supported across three networks. Eligible customers in supported regions can convert U.S. dollars to RLUSD at a 1:1 rate through Coinbase’s retail app, Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Prime.
Coinbase Says Amplitude Security Incident Exposed Some Customer Contact Data
Coinbase says a security incident at analytics provider Amplitude exposed contact information belonging to a small subset of its customers. The exchange stated that it found no evidence of a breach of its own systems and confirmed that customer funds were not affected.
Chainlink Launches CustodySync to Connect Institutional Assets With DeFi Lending
Chainlink has introduced CustodySync with Anchorage Digital Bank to help institutions borrow from decentralized finance (DeFi) lending markets while keeping their digital assets in qualified custody. The system coordinates collateral balances, shared price data, margin monitoring, and liquidation processes between custodians and onchain lending protocols.
Base DeFi Expands as Tokenized Stocks and AI Payments Gain Ground
Base’s DeFi ecosystem is expanding through lending, decentralized trading, tokenized equities, and AI-driven payments. A reported September 2026 total value locked of $18.5 billion highlights the growing interest in onchain financial services, while new integrations connect traditional assets with blockchain-based applications.
Coinbase Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled for October 29
Coinbase Global will publish its third-quarter 2026 financial results on October 29 after the U.S. stock market closes. Investors will be watching the company's earnings release and management's scheduled question-and-answer session for updates on its crypto business.
Chainlink Partners With LG CNS to Expand Korea’s Stablecoin Market
Chainlink and LG CNS have formed a strategic partnership to expand Korean stablecoin adoption and strengthen digital asset infrastructure in South Korea. The collaboration will also bring Chainlink’s data and cross-chain technology into LG CNS platforms serving Korean institutions.
Coinbase Ireland Agrees to €3.25M Fine Over Safeguarding Failures
Coinbase Ireland Limited has agreed to pay a €3.25 million fine following a settlement with the Central Bank of Ireland over historical customer-fund safeguarding and outsourcing failures. Coinbase says it has resolved the issues and that no customer suffered financial losses or lost access to funds.
Base Active Addresses Rise 50% as Transactions and Fees Decline
Base active addresses climbed another 50%, even as transaction activity fell 8.7% and dollar-denominated user fees declined 20% on October 22. The mixed performance came as a GMGN trading competition continued on the Ethereum Layer 2 network.
Aave Launches Stock-Backed Lending Hub on Base With USDC Loans
Aave has launched its Equities Hub on Base, allowing eligible investors outside the United States to borrow USDC against Coinbase tokenized stocks without selling their holdings. The initiative connects tokenized equities with decentralized lending and could expand the use of traditional financial assets in DeFi.
Base Active Addresses Jump 82.5% to 629,142 High
Base active addresses surged 82.5% to 629,142 on Oct. 21, marking a 30-day high. Transactions and user-paid fees also rose during the session, signaling stronger onchain activity on the Ethereum Layer 2 and renewed engagement across wallets and applications.
Aerodrome and Velodrome Merge Into Aero, Targeting $120B Market
Aerodrome and Velodrome are joining forces under a new onchain trading platform called Aero, targeting seven blockchain networks with a combined monthly trading volume of roughly $120 billion. The project introduces predictive liquidity rewards, cross-network swaps and a model that directs exchange revenue to AERO stakers.
Coinbase Builds Data Quality Platform to Improve Reliability and Accountability
Coinbase developed its Data Quality Observability Platform (DQOP) to make data checks visible, accessible, and accountable across teams. Launched in Q1 2025, the system separates individual quality checks from service-level agreements and uses composite scores to summarize data health.
Stablecoins Enable 24/7 Dollar Payments as USDC on Base Cuts Remittance Fees by 86%
Research from Coinbase and The Block Pro Research highlights the growing role of stablecoins in round-the-clock dollar payments. The report says a $200 remittance using USDC on Base costs approximately 86% less than a traditional transfer.
Kazakhstan Court Restricts Coinbase, BingX and Four Other Crypto Platforms
Kazakhstan’s Astana International Financial Centre court has restricted six crypto platforms accused of operating without the required authorization. The injunctions also cover app-store operators Google and Apple, while nine other platforms avoided enforcement after voluntarily restricting access in the country.
Coinbase Partners With Thunes to Expand Stablecoin Payouts
Coinbase has partnered with Thunes to connect stablecoin infrastructure with local bank accounts and mobile-wallet payout networks. The companies have not yet announced a launch date or confirmed which markets will be supported.
Coinbase Tokenized Stocks on Base Record $2.04B in Monthly DEX Volume
Coinbase tokenized stocks recorded $2.04 billion in trading volume on Base decentralized exchanges over 30 days, despite a combined market capitalization of just $35.9 million. The figures imply a turnover ratio of approximately 57 times market cap, the highest among issuers in the comparison.
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