Overview
- Direct access is live in Samsung Wallet for U.S. users, enabling crypto buying, trading and staking without a separate app or new account.
- Samsung Pay now links to Coinbase accounts, streamlining in‑app funding and enabling payments connected to crypto balances.
- All U.S. Wallet users receive three months of Coinbase One with zero trading fees on select assets, boosted staking rewards and priority support.
- Samsung says the integration is protected by biometric authentication, tokenization and its Knox security platform.
- The companies describe the effort as Coinbase’s largest consumer distribution to date, with a U.S.‑first rollout and plans to expand to additional regions in the coming months.