On September 30, Coinbase Global, Inc. rose 3.05% in pre-market trading, trading at approximately $195.91 per share, with turnover of $62.38 million.
The move was primarily driven by the announcement that Coinbase Clearing LLC has received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to register as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO). This milestone completes Coinbase's full regulated derivatives infrastructure chain — spanning brokerage, listing, and clearing — making it a vertically integrated platform. The clearinghouse is designed for 24/7 settlement and uses USDC as its native collateral asset, though the approval covers only fully collateralized futures, options, and swaps, with leveraged derivatives still requiring third-party clearing.
The approval also coincided with Coinbase's expanded partnership with Citigroup to facilitate stablecoin-based digital payments for enterprise clients, and Baird's upward price target revision to $205 from $130. Meanwhile, Coinbase disclosed continued progress integrating Deribit, having launched over 100 USDC-settled contracts across five market segments. These developments offset headwinds including over $9.41 million in insider selling by the CFO and a board director.
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