Coinbase announced plans to launch Coinbase Tokenize, an institutional platform designed to bring real-world assets (RWAs) on-chain, as part of its broader expansion beyond crypto trading.
The announcement was made on December 17 during the “Coinbase System Update 2025” presentation. CEO Brian Armstrong described Coinbase Tokenize as an end-to-end solution that combines issuance, custody, compliance, and trading within a single platform.
Coinbase Tokenize will support a wide range of assets, including equities, private companies, investment funds, and real estate. Armstrong noted that Coinbase already serves millions of retail and institutional users holding more than $500 billion in assets, while also providing institutional-grade custody to some of the world’s largest financial firms.
The tokenization initiative was introduced alongside Coinbase’s expansion into traditional securities trading. The company confirmed it has begun rolling out stock and ETF trading for U.S. users, with settlement in U.S. dollars or USDC. Additional integrations will include prediction markets, futures, perpetual swaps, token sales, and decentralized exchange (DEX) trading.
Coinbase said it plans to add thousands of additional stocks in the coming months and eventually offer tokenized stocks, with Coinbase Tokenize serving as the core infrastructure for that effort.
Source: Coinbase, “System Update 2025” presentation
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