Coinbase will focus on three key areas of investment this year: developing an all-in-one trading platform, expanding stablecoin payments, and bringing the world on-chain

Odaily News Coinbase stated in a letter to shareholders that it will focus its investments on three key priorities in 2026:

Developing an all-in-one trading platform: Expanding Coinbase into the single trusted platform for customers to trade all types of assets (cryptocurrencies, derivatives, stocks, and prediction markets), helping clients manage more of their portfolios and deepen engagement.

Expanding stablecoins and payments: Accelerating the utility of USDC and the payments technology stack (APIs, wallets, and merchant channels) to make value transfer faster, cheaper, and more convenient, and to capture the next wave of real-world applications beyond trading.

Bringing the world on-chain: Making on-chain experiences simpler and more accessible by expanding DeFi integrations within the Coinbase app and focusing more on trading to expand Base applications. Coinbase's infrastructure continues to drive growth in activity on the Base platform, meaning more usage also depends on Coinbase's infrastructure.