Coinbase Surges as $5.1B Trading Volume Ranks 15th Amid Fed Rate Cut Hopes

On August 13, 2025, Coinbase Global (COIN) surged 1.36% as trading volume reached $5.10 billion, a 59.06% increase from the prior day, ranking 15th in market activity. The stock’s performance aligned with broader crypto market optimism fueled by expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September. Institutional trading accounted for 75% of Bitcoin volume on the platform, signaling growing adoption among professional investors.

Coinbase Asset Management highlighted strategic allocation opportunities in its latest report, advocating for a 5% Bitcoin exposure in diversified portfolios. The analysis emphasized Bitcoin’s 73% compound annual growth rate since 2017 and its outperformance over traditional 60/40 equity-bond benchmarks since 2018. A proposed "store of value index" combining Bitcoin and gold further underscored the firm’s bullish stance on crypto’s role in portfolio resilience amid inflationary pressures.

Analysts noted Coinbase’s structural advantages over peers like Circle, particularly in capturing transaction fees from USDC usage. Mizuho’s Dan Dolev argued that Coinbase’s dominance in both listed and off-platform crypto trading positions it to benefit more directly from stablecoin-driven volume than issuers themselves. This dynamic, coupled with Bernstein’s assertion that Coinbase is the primary beneficiary of an ongoing "alt rally," reinforced investor confidence in its ecosystem’s scalability.

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