Coinbase has receivedUK authorisation to provide investment services, allowing the cryptocurrencyexchange to expand beyond digital assets and offer traditional financialproducts in the country.The company said theapproval was granted to its UK entity, which already holds an e-money licenceand crypto registration.The move follows Coinbase'sexpansion into regulated derivatives in Europe. In March, the companylaunched over-the-counter crypto and equity-index derivatives across 26European countries under its Cyprus MiFID II licence. That marked its firstregulated derivatives offering followingthe acquisition of BUX Cyprus.Coinbase Adds Equities, Derivatives forUK TradersAccording to Coinbase,the approval allows institutional and advanced traders to access derivatives,including crypto, equity and commodity perpetual futures. Retail customers inthe UK will also be able to trade equities on the platform for the first time.The company said theapproval is more than a regulatory milestone because it "changes what UKusers can do on Coinbase."Research by the UK's Financial ConductAuthority found that around seven million UK adults hold cryptoassets. It alsofound that a quarter of people who do not own crypto would be more likely toparticipate if the sector were properly regulated.Today marks our biggest ever expansion of Coinbase UK's product suite.We've now secured an investment services authorisation in the UK, enabling us to soon offer both equities and derivatives.Another step to bringing the everything exchange worldwide. pic.twitter.com/sns3IGRHHM— Coinbase 🛡️ (@coinbase) July 7, 2026Expanding Toward Unified FinancePlatformCoinbase said itexpects the UK'sbroader crypto regulatory regime, scheduled to take effect in October 2027,to encourage wider adoption. However, it said the licence allows UK customersto access traditional investment products before those rules come into force.The company said itplans to bring multiple financial services together on one platform. Alongsidecrypto trading, it intends to offer equities, derivatives, stablecoin payments,savings and borrowing products, with tokenised real-world assets planned forthe future.Coinbase has alreadyintroduced savings and borrowing products in the UK in recent months. It saidthe new authorisation "unlocks the next chapter" of its expansion inthe country.This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.