Coinbase Ups Pressure as Crypto Bill Moves to Senate Markup (1)

Jan. 12, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC

Coinbase Global Inc. is escalating pressure on US lawmakers to preserve its ability to offer rewards to customers who hold stablecoins — an offering the company sees at risk if certain restrictions under discussion make it into a major crypto bill set to be unveiled Monday.

The largest US crypto exchange may reconsider its support for the digital-asset market-structure bill — scheduled for markup in at least one Senate committee on Thursday — if the text includes anything beyond enhanced disclosure requirements tied to rewards, according to a person familiar with the firm’s thinking.

A Coinbase representative directed Bloomberg News ...

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