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Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP) rolls out Embedded wallets feature

Coinbase launched the Embedded Wallets feature to all developers using the Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP) late Wednesday evening, as announced by CEO Brian ￰1￱ publicly traded crypto business has introduced a self-custodied wallet solution that integrates with Coinbase’s existing onramp APIs, allowing developers to keep full control over user experience ￰2￱ wallets now live for everyone on Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP)! Easily add crypto wallets to your ￰3￱ great with our Onramps product and other APIs too. ￰0￱ — Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) October 16, 2025 CDP Embedded Wallets purportedly eliminate the need for seed phrases, browser extensions, or pop-ups, allowing users to log in using familiar authentication methods, such as email or social media ￰4￱ wallets integrate onchain functionalities Coinbase said the feature enables end-users to control their own wallets, where developers can never take custody of ￰5￱ setup could allow builders to integrate blockchain functionality into payment systems, games, social platforms, and ￰6￱ interested in using Embedded Wallets need a free CDP Portal account and an active ￰7￱ recommends ￰8￱ 22 or later, a compatible package manager such as npm, and basic familiarity with React and ￰9￱ must also configure their domains within the portal before ￰10￱ crypto exchange is offering USDC rewards of 3.85% annually to US-based developers, applied to balances held in Embedded Wallets, Smart Accounts, and Server ￰11￱ and Embedded Wallets: How the system works CDP authenticates users logging in via email, OTP, or social logins and immediately generates a wallet tied to the ￰12￱ user can then send, swap, or stake assets, or interact with decentralized apps without needing to handle private keys ￰13￱ wallet secrets are stored locally on users’ devices, so neither Coinbase nor third parties can access ￰14￱ can also access their wallets securely on up to five devices per account in tandem with privacy ￰15￱ the webpage unveiling the product, Coinbase listed several use cases for Embedded Wallets, including instant peer-to-peer transactions for crypto-based merchant checkouts with built-in fiat ￰16￱ app developers can create their embedded wallets to collect tips or trade digital items directly within their interface, while marketplaces can simplify checkout and NFT ￰17￱ applications with the wallets can bridge lending, borrowing, and yield farming ￰18￱ Wallets support several blockchain networks, starting with all EVM-compatible chains, including Base, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, and ￰19￱ platform also provides full compatibility with Solana, supporting both its mainnet and devnet ￰20￱ partners with Amex to launch credit card Alongside the launch of CDP Embedded Wallets, Coinbase is preparing to introduce a new American Express credit card in the United States this fall, dubbed the Coinbase One ￰21￱ card will be available exclusively to subscribers of the company’s Coinbase One membership ￰22￱ to sources familiar with the product, the Coinbase Amex card will be etched with data from the Genesis Block, the first-ever block mined by Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto on January 3, ￰23￱ will be able to earn up to 4% cashback in BTC on purchases, with reward rates scaling according to the user’s asset holdings on ￰24￱ card will carry no foreign transaction fees, and users can repay balances using linked bank accounts or crypto stored on the ￰25￱ to most American Express products, holders have exclusive access to the firm’s events and ￰26￱ rewards earned through spending will not appear on 1099 tax forms, though tax obligations may apply when those rewards are later sold, Coinbase mentioned.

Elsewhere, the crypto exchange revealed on Wednesday that it has made a new investment in CoinDCX, one of India’s largest digital asset ￰27￱ to CoinDCX, the deal places the company at a post-money valuation of $2.45 ￰28￱ a premium crypto trading community free for 30 days - normally $100/mo.

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