Coinbase’s second-quarter earnings report for 2025 revealed a shocking shake-up in buying and selling income distribution.
Bitwise’s head of analysis Ryan Rasmussen pointed out that XRP contributed extra income to the trade than Ethereum, regardless of its lengthy absence from the platform.
In accordance with the data, XRP contributed 13% of Coinbase’s Q2 earnings and 16% of its whole income for the primary half of the yr. Ethereum, in contrast, contributed 12% in Q2 and 11% in H1. Bitcoin remained the most important contributor, with 34% of Q2 income and 29% throughout the six-month interval.
This marks a significant comeback for XRP. The asset had been delisted from Coinbase for over two years because of Ripple’s authorized battle with the US Securities and Change Fee (SEC).
Following a positive court docket resolution, Coinbase reinstated XRP buying and selling in 2024. Since then, curiosity within the token has surged, serving to XRP overtake USDT because the third-largest crypto by market capitalization.
The the whole lot trade
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong used the report back to outline the agency’s aim of evolving into an “the whole lot trade,” a one-stop platform for all asset courses.
In accordance with him, the crypto trade would turn into a platform the place customers can entry all tokenized belongings in a single place. Upcoming options will embrace integration with decentralized exchanges (DEXs), new derivatives, tokenized shares, and early-stage crypto initiatives.
These choices will reportedly roll out within the US over the following few months. Armstrong tied this enlargement to the broader shift in US crypto coverage beneath the Donald Trump administration, which has eased prior restrictions and inspired innovation in on-chain finance.
The transfer might speed up consumer migration to on-chain platforms.
Danny Nelson of Bitwise noted that Coinbase’s integration with protocols like Morpho, already powering over $1 billion in BTC-backed loans on Base, reveals how rapidly customers will embrace frictionless, on-chain providers.
He added:
“Coinbase customers worth ease of entry. They’ll make the leap onchain should you take away the friction of doing so.”
