- Coinbase launched copper futures and platinum futures, adding to its existing Gold and silver contracts.
- Shares fell to as low as $208 intraday before closing at $210, marking the lowest level since May of last year.
- The stock is down more than 10% year-to-date and about 46% from its July peak of $398.
- Analysts say metals are a tactical diversification step and unlikely to fully offset crypto volatility in the near term.
- Regulatory uncertainty around the proposed CLARITY stablecoin framework could affect USDC adoption and weigh on earnings.
Coinbase said Tuesday it now offers copper futures and platinum futures on its trading platform as part of a push to broaden products beyond digital assets. The move comes as the company’s stock extended losses during the same trading session.
Shares fell 1.24% to as low as $208 in intraday trading and later closed at $210. The price marked the stock’s weakest level since May of last year; the share price is down more than 10% since January and about 46% from a July high of $398.
The metals expansion arrives while crypto markets show signs of stabilization and Bitcoin remains above $88,000. A quarterly report from Coinbase Institutional and Glassnode said the market is entering a healthier phase with “excess leverage having been flushed from the system in Q4,” and that “the macro environment looks sound, and monetary policy should be supportive.”
Industry voices cautioned that the new contracts are mainly product diversification. Steven Wu, COO of Clearpool, said the stock decline reflects “wider market conditions rather than a specific loss of confidence in execution,” and called the firm a “high-beta risk asset.” He added the metals push is “less about hedging crypto volatility directly and more about gradually broadening Coinbase’s role as a derivatives venue.”
Allen Ding, Head of Bitfire Research, called the additions “tactical product diversification rather than a complete strategic hedge.” He noted that “Deep liquidity for metals remains concentrated in legacy venues like the CME,” so the offerings may serve more for user retention than as a major growth engine. Concerns about the CLARITY stablecoin framework and related policy changes also pose risks to USDC adoption and Coinbase’s earnings, especially if yield distribution to users is restricted. Finally, Brian Armstrong highlighted the new metals products in a public post; see his statement here.
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