Coinbase brings 24/5 US stock trading to UK users
DeFi & Yields ·
The exchange has opened commission-free access to nearly 4,000 US-listed stocks for UK customers, funded via USDC, as part of a broader push to merge traditional and onchain finance.
Coinbase has launched trading for close to 4,000 US stocks in the United Kingdom, allowing users to trade nearly around the clock five days a week rather than being limited to standard US market hours, according to The Block. The offering is commission-free and supports fractional shares, letting users buy partial positions in high-priced stocks rather than requiring a full share purchase.
Funding for trades runs through USDC, the stablecoin issued by Circle, tying the equities feature directly into Coinbase's existing crypto infrastructure rather than requiring separate fiat rails. That design choice reflects the company's stated "Everything Exchange" strategy, an effort to position a single platform as the venue for trading both traditional securities and digital assets rather than treating them as separate markets requiring separate accounts.
The UK rollout extends 24/5 trading access to a market outside the United States, expanding the geographic footprint of a model Coinbase has been building around blending conventional finance products with crypto-native settlement and funding mechanisms. Offering nearly 4,000 stocks with fractional shares and commission-free execution puts the product in direct comparison with established UK brokerages, though the distinguishing feature is the stablecoin-based funding rail rather than the equities list itself.
Two sources in the current cluster describe the same launch, both centered on the same core figures: the roughly 4,000-stock catalog, the 24/5 trading window, and USDC as the funding mechanism. Neither account details pricing structure beyond the commission-free framing, nor whether the fractional-share mechanics differ from standard fractional offerings at other brokerages.
Not yet addressed is how UK regulators are treating the product, what safeguards apply to USDC-funded trades during periods when underlying US markets are closed, or whether Coinbase plans to extend the same 24/5 equities access to other international markets beyond the UK. The pace and terms of any further geographic expansion of the Everything Exchange strategy remain unspecified.