Crypto Exchanges
By James Thorp
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Why Perps Trading on Mobile Is a Big Deal. Across the broader crypto market, perps have become one of the most heavily traded instruments out…
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Coinbase's Push to Own the Mobile Trading Space. The rebranding from Base App to Coinbase Wallet wasn't just cosmetic.
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Coinbase just made a move that's going to matter to active traders. The company launched "Pulse Mode," a new feature baked directly into its Coinbase Wallet mobile app, and CEO…
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Armstrong shared the news in a post, pitching Pulse Mode as a way to make perpetual futures trading — perps, in trader shorthand — less of a headache on mobile.
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Pulse Mode is designed to sit inside the wallet environment so users never have to leave to access perpetual markets. That's the core pitch.
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And that's kind of the thing here. The company hasn't disclosed much beyond the basics. No metrics. No specific data on how many markets are accessible through Pulse Mode.
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The rebranding from Base App to Coinbase Wallet wasn't just cosmetic. It's part of a clear effort to consolidate Coinbase's identity around a product that can compete with…
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Pulse Mode fits that bet. A simplified interface that lets traders execute perps positions efficiently, without complexity getting in the way, is a reasonable answer to what…
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But Coinbase is competing in a space where several other platforms have already built strong mobile perps products.
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Still, the timing makes sense. Coinbase has been pushing hard to expand its ecosystem and deepen user engagement rather than just serving as a place people park crypto.
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No user feedback numbers. No adoption data. No word on what comes next for Pulse Mode specifically.
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See also: Solanas $100 Support Holds Strong as Traders Eye $107 Breakout Potential
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Armstrong's post was the main source of information, and it kept things high-level. Coinbase has not disclosed further details on additional features, market availability, or any…
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The rebranded Coinbase Wallet, with Pulse Mode live inside it, is available on mobile.
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