Coinbase secures UK FCA authorization to offer investment services, enabling it to expand into derivatives and equities trading, its largest UK expansion yet
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Coinbase moving into FCA-regulated derivatives and equities in the UK blurs the line between “crypto exchange” and full-spectrum brokerage. Fintechs and neobanks now have to assume crypto-native players will compete for traditional trading flows, not just token volume.
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