Coinbase CEO: Coinbase Pro launching soon, committed to bringing equity perpetuals into US compliance

November 13: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on his X account that Coinbase Pro is about to launch. Armstrong said Coinbase has for years pushed for equity perpetual futures to launch in the US in a compliant manner, and thanked SEC Chair Atkins and CFTC Chair Selig for advancing these products. On security, more than 99% of the crypto assets custodied by Coinbase are held in cold wallets; the company works with 7 of the world's largest banks and holds 80-plus licenses globally. Armstrong also said he expects AI agents to process $3 trillion to $5 trillion in transactions by 2030, and that trading volume of tokenized stocks on Base has surpassed $5 billion.