Overview
- Coinbase began a phased rollout on Thursday giving eligible UK customers access to nearly 4,000 U.S. equities with zero commission and fractional shares from £1.
- Trades operate 24 hours a day, five days a week, and can be funded instantly with GBP or existing USDC balances held on Coinbase.
- Orders are routed through Coinbase Capital Markets for execution by Apex and U.S. shares are custodied by Apex Clearing in the United States.
- Coinbase framed the launch as part of its Everything Exchange strategy, but said tokenized equities will come later after further regulatory work.
- The product was enabled by an FCA investment‑services authorization granted in July and is backed by Circle’s automatic renewal of its USDC commercial agreement through 2029.