Coinbase Brings 24/5 US Stock Trading to UK Users
The 'Everything Exchange' push puts Coinbase in direct competition with traditional UK brokerages.
Coinbase has launched 24/5 US stock trading for UK users, letting them buy and sell American equities outside standard market hours through the exchange's platform, according to The Block (August 2026).
Why It Matters
As of August 2026, this move directly challenges traditional UK brokerages such as Hargreaves Lansdown and eToro by offering extended-hours access to US equities without requiring users to switch between separate crypto and stock platforms. Coinbase UK CEO Keith Grose framed the launch as a step toward bridging traditional and onchain finance — a strategy Coinbase is calling the "Everything Exchange." For iGaming and crypto-adjacent users already holding assets on Coinbase, consolidated access to stocks and digital assets in one account reduces friction and custody risk. The 24/5 window (excluding weekends) also gives UK users meaningful overlap with US pre- and post-market sessions that domestic brokers typically wall off.
Context
Coinbase has spent the past two years expanding beyond pure crypto infrastructure, adding derivatives, staking, and now equities to its product stack. The "Everything Exchange" framing signals an ambition to compete with full-service financial platforms rather than positioning itself solely as a digital-asset venue. UK regulatory approval for stock trading — under FCA oversight — represents a non-trivial compliance milestone that validates the model for potential rollout to other jurisdictions.
What's Next
Watch for Coinbase to extend the stock-trading feature to additional European markets and, potentially, to integrate onchain settlement for equity trades — the logical endpoint of the "Everything Exchange" thesis. A US domestic rollout of extended-hours stock trading would be the bigger prize, pending SEC positioning.
Source: The Block. Gambling and trading both involve financial risk; past access to markets does not guarantee profitability.
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