Coinbase Wallet returns as Base App shifts to trading

Coinbase has restored the Coinbase Wallet name just over a year after replacing it with Base App, positioning the self-custodial product around multichain trading, perpetual futures, prediction markets and tokenized stocks. Summary Coinbase Wallet will serve as a testing ground for assets unavailable on the company’s centralized exchange. Hyperliquid supplies more than 290 perpetual markets, with leverage reaching 50x for eligible users. The wallet supports 10 networks, including the newly added Robinhood Chain and Monad. U.S. users remain unable to access some products because of geographic restrictions. Coinbase confirmed through its official Google Play listing that the Base App has returned to the Coinbase Wallet name as the product focuses on multichain trading, transfers, and earning features. Ryan Kass, head of Coinbase Wallet product, said in a statement that the wallet would function as a “test kitchen” for products and assets that Coinbase may not list on its centralized exchange. Long-tail tokens will appear once they are minted on supported networks, while the company plans to connect additional chains after they launch. Trading inside the wallet takes place onchain, ac...