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Coinbase

2026-09-10 18:09:29

Coinbase renames Base App back to Coinbase Wallet and shifts focus to multi-chain trading

Coinbase said it is renaming Base App back to Coinbase Wallet, reversing a branding move made a year ago as it refocuses the self-custody product on trading and broader multi-chain access. Ryan Kass, head of Coinbase Wallet, said the app will serve as a "test kitchen" for products and assets not yet offered on Coinbase’s centralized exchange. The first example is perpetual contracts powered by Hyperliquid. Kass also said the wallet supports long-tail assets and will add support for new chains as they go live. Coinbase said the return to the Coinbase Wallet name reflects how the app has evolved into a broader multi-chain trading platform. The wallet also supports prediction markets and tokenized stocks. In promoting the product, Coinbase highlighted "no KYC, no waiting, no borders," saying users can begin trading within minutes of downloading the app, though some features remain subject to regional restrictions. The company added that the wallet will automatically detect and hide scam or malicious tokens, while new markets and asset classes must still pass strict product and compliance reviews before launch. The move reverses Coinbase’s July 2025 decision to rename Coinbase Wallet as Base App and frame it as an all-in-one app combining social features, mini apps, messaging, payments, and trading. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said in March this year that the social experiment was "not very successful," and Base creator Jesse Pollak later handed app leadership to Jordan "Cobie" Fish.

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Base

2026-08-22 06:08:08

Base App Account Appears to Unfollow Base Co-Founder Jesse

Market chatter on August 22 suggested that the official Base App account had unfollowed Base co-founder Jesse. Several crypto users shared bot screenshots, which sparked discussion across the community. The development comes after Jesse’s strategy shift in mid-July, when he publicly said Base had failed to bet successfully on onchain social and creator tokens and handed Base App leadership back to Coinbase. Cobie, also known as Jordan Fish, took over. Jesse said he would focus on building the Base chain and on making it a “global financial blockchain.” Base App later shifted further toward trading-first and multichain priorities.

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Coinbase

2026-08-19 16:00:06

Coinbase brings up to 50x perpetual futures trading to Base App via Hyperliquid

Coinbase said Wednesday it is adding leveraged crypto derivatives to Base App, giving eligible users access to perpetual futures trading through Hyperliquid with leverage of up to 50x, depending on the asset. The rollout covers more than 290 perpetual markets at launch, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, tokenized stocks, and commodities, while execution is handled by Hyperliquid inside the Base App experience. Coinbase engineering head Chintan Turakhia told Decrypt that perps now account for roughly 75% of all crypto trading volume and described the product as the most requested feature among the company’s power users. Coinbase also said the product will not be available in the U.S., UK, Canada, or other jurisdictions that restrict leveraged crypto derivatives. The launch comes as Base App continues to lean further into trading products after Coinbase’s earlier push to position the app as an “everything app” combining trading, social features, messaging, AI tools, and creator monetization. In July, Base creator Jesse Pollak stepped back from leading the app and said social and creator coins had failed to drive the adoption he expected, while prediction markets, perps, and stablecoins had become stronger adoption drivers.

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Cobie

2026-07-16 12:24:25

Cobie says he has taken over trading products across Coinbase stack, promises results within a month

Cobie responded to community remarks about his move after what was described as a $400 million cash-out from Coinbase, saying he is now in charge of trading products across Coinbase, including the Coinbase app, Pro and Base app. In his post, he said he chose a more stressful and busy life over doing nothing, adding that he would rather try to build something genuinely good than spend time playing Factorio. He also addressed complaints tied to Base app, telling users to point out what is broken and saying they would be free to criticize him if it is not fixed within one month. His comments indicate that visible progress could come over the next month.

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Base

2026-07-15 18:50:55

Base creator Jesse Pollak steps back from Base App after calling social push a wrong bet

Jesse Pollak said he is stepping back from leading the Base App and handing responsibility for the product back to Coinbase, while he shifts his full focus to expanding Base as a blockchain built for global finance. In a post on X on Wednesday, Pollak reviewed the network’s performance over the past six months and said Base’s strategy around on-chain social products and creator coins did not produce the adoption he had expected. Pollak wrote that his thinking had been based on two core assumptions: that developers would drive the next wave of crypto adoption, and that growth would come from new on-chain native social experiences. He said the first call was right, but the second was not. Instead, prediction markets, perpetuals, and stablecoins emerged as the strongest demand drivers. He also said the social segment many teams had been building toward, including Farcaster, Zora, miniapps, and creator coins, had “disintegrated completely.” Under the new structure, Jordan Fish, better known as Cobie, will take over development of the Base App. Pollak said Base’s priorities for the rest of 2026 will be trading, payments, and AI agents.

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