Coinbase Brings Equities and Derivatives to UK Users via New License

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Coinbase obtained a UK MiFID license allowing it to offer equities, derivatives, futures and options to UK customers and to combine crypto and traditional investments on one platform. FCA approval boosts Coinbase's regulated expansion, increasing adoption potential, diversifying revenue streams and intensifying competition with CEXs and traditional brokers in trading and financial markets.
- The MiFID license allows Coinbase to legally operate in the traditional financial markets.
- The company can now offer products like stocks, derivatives, futures, options, and more.
- Coinbase praised the UK and the FCA for creating a better regulatory environment.
Coinbase announced it had obtained a UK investment services authorization (MiFID license), which allows it to expand beyond crypto and offer traditional financial products, including equities and derivatives, to UK customers. With the new license, Coinbase customers can access both crypto and regular investments on one platform.
MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) is a key set of rules for investment services in Europe and the UK. With a MiFID license, regulated firms can offer products like stocks, derivatives, futures, options, commodities, and other investment tools.
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