COINBASE RECEIVES CFTC APPROVAL AS DERIVATIVES CLEARING ORGANIZATION

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Coinbase received CFTC approval to operate as a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), adding clearinghouse status to its existing exchange and broker licenses to form a vertically integrated regulated derivatives stack. The approval order restricts Coinbase to fully collateralized products, with leverage expected via a future amendment. The clearinghouse designation positions Coinbase to back permissioned institutional derivatives markets through Hyperliquid's HIP-3 framework, which allows licensed partners to operate compliant perp trading venues. Coinbase becomes the second major crypto exchange after Kraken to hold CFTC-regulated clearing capabilities, completing the exchange-broker-clearinghouse triad that institutional counterparties require for compliant derivatives exposure.