**[Coinbase CEO Announces Eight Financial Visions, Business Blueprint Fully Aligns with "On-Chain Wall Street"]** BlockBeats News, May 25 — Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong unveiled eight visions for a "global financial upgrade," covering areas such as tokenization of real-world assets, 24/7 global trading, stablecoin payments, AI-driven compliance, open protocols, capital formation, friendly regulation, and "sound money." These visions closely align with Coinbase's current product expansion roadmap. Reportedly, Coinbase is transitioning from a single cryptocurrency trading platform to an "all-in-one financial platform," with its business extending into perpetual stock contracts, prediction markets, stablecoin payments, and financial infrastructure. In March of this year, Coinbase launched perpetual contracts for U.S. stocks like Apple and Nvidia in select European regions. Previously, it collaborated with institutions such as Shopify, Stripe, Nium, and Citibank to advance USDC cross-border payments and stablecoin settlements. Additionally, in January, Coinbase introduced prediction market services supported by Kalshi, covering all 50 U.S. states, allowing trading of contracts related to sports, politics, and cultural events. Bernstein predicts that the annual trading volume of prediction markets could reach $1 trillion by 2030. However, Armstrong's "sound money" concept has sparked discussions within the Bitcoin community. The Bitcoin Bond Company CEO Pierre Rochard and Blockstream CEO Adam Back both stated that Bitcoin should be the core of the new financial system, rather than "the last item." [Original Link]