GM. This is Milk Road, the crypto newsletter that wakes you up faster than your stop losses triggering.
Here’s what we got for you today:
- ✍️ Coinbase's biggest update ever
- 🎙️ The Milk Road Show: Why Smart Money Is Choosing Coinbase: It’s More Than Just Crypto Now w/ John D’Agostino
- 🍪 Former PumpFun dev gets 6yrs
Launching The Energy Network on Solana, Fuse Energy has just secured $70M in Series B funding. Discover the future of energy now.
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EVERYTHING YOU MISSED FROM YESTERDAY’S COINBASE EVENT 🤯
Last night, Coinbase held their ‘System Update’ event – and boy was it a doozy!
Some of the announcements you will have heard already. Some were leaked ahead of time. Others will come from left of field.
However you choose to slice it – our bet is you’re going to walk away more bullish on Coinbase than you were before.
Here’s what you missed:
1. Stock trading on the Coinbase app
You’ll now be able to buy stocks with USD or USDC, 24hrs a day, five days a week, all from the same account you use to trade crypto (no transfers or switching needed).
Oh, and – you’ll also be able to make fractional share purchases on selected assets (e.g. Buy half a share of TSLA).
All of the above is U.S.-only for now, but will likely roll out worldwide as soon as they can swing it.

2. Stock & crypto perps
Stock perps will be available worldwide, as of early next year, while crypto perps are now live in the U.S..
That means you can/will soon be able to trade crypto and stocks with leverage.
Aka: you can borrow money to increase your trade sizes, and significantly increase the chances of your girlfriend leaving you after you gamble away your shared savings.

3. Prediction markets
Coinbase announced at the event that Kalshi-powered prediction markets were ‘Now available directly in the Coinbase app’.
…but the site says ‘Coming soon’ – so, not sure who’s right here.
I just checked my app and couldn’t find it – but I’m in New York and we’re not legally allowed to have any sort of fun with crypto, so maybe it's just me?

The crazy part of all of this? We’ve barely broken the back of all the announcements made by Coinbase yesterday.
Keep scrolling to the next article to get the rest!
FUSE ENERGY RAISES $70M AT A $5B VALUATION
Is this the most legit energy company to ever enter crypto?
Fuse Energy is a $400M ARR utility powering 200,000+ homes, today announcing a $70M series B at a blockbuster $5B valuation.
This comes after the recent beta launch of The Energy Network, a new digital layer engineered to scale our grids and save billions in costs.
And now, it’s building its momentum:
- Today raised $70M in Series B led by Lowercarbon and Balderton
- Now valued at $5B
- Launched beta on Solana
- Received landmark no-action letter from the SEC last month
- Planning listings for early 2026
A new foundation for the grid is coming.
Check out their announcement here and follow Fuse on X for updates.

EVERYTHING YOU MISSED FROM YESTERDAY’S COINBASE EVENT (P2) 🤯
Ok, back to it!
Here’s everything else Coinbase was putting down last night:
4. Coinbase Tokenize
This is a single interface allowing institutions to tokenize Real World Assets (stocks, funds, private companies, etc.) on Base Chain – all while meeting regulatory requirements, right out of the box.
Plus, as a nice little bonus: they’ll get instant distribution to millions of Coinbase users.

5. The Base App: unlocked worldwide
The Base App’s full product suite is now out of early access and available to anyone/everyone worldwide – that means:
- Permissionless trading: Access/trade any asset, on any platform built on Base Chain
- Messaging: a private chat interface where you can send money to friends and (eventually) create in-group betting markets (!)
- Social: A single feed where every post is a coin that can be bought/sold – e.g. My sh*tpost from this morning hit a $47 market cap 👇

6. Coinbase Advisor
Get institutional-grade briefings anytime, from the Coinbase Advisor AI assistant.
E.g. Tap a news headline and ask, "How does this affect me?" to get instant, actionable recommendations, based on your holdings.

Ok, we’re running out of line space here…
Time for a lightning round – here’s everything else that was covered, in 5 bullet points:
- Automated allocations: Set up a weekly direct deposit and have Coinbase auto-buy a basket of tokens/stocks using different percentage allocations
- DEX trading on Solana: Trade any Solana-based token from your Coinbase app (powered by Jupiter)
- Token sales: Access regulated Initial Coin Offerings once a month
- Coinbase business: Pay employees worldwide, instantly and for near-free, using crypto
- Developer platform: A single interface for any company (of any size) to access tooling that lets them store, pay, and trade crypto
Phew, ok! We got through it.
Our takeaway:
Coinbase just became the world’s stickiest financial app.
If you’re a new user starting out your investing journey on Coinbase – there’s going to be very little reason to ever leave.
P.S. Want our thesis on the future of Coinbase? Read this report!

CRYPTO PRO “WHERE ARE WE IN THE CYCLE?” INDICATORS 🤔
Ever heard the term ‘Doldrums’? It’s not so much a term, as it is an actual place.
It’s this spot in the Pacific Ocean where there’s almost no wind, so if you’re in a sail boat – you’ll want to avoid it (otherwise you can get stuck).
Anyways… it feels like we’re in the crypto Doldrums right now.
Ever since late November, BTC has been stuck in a range of roughly $80-90k.
… so how/when do we get out of it? Let’s check in with our cycle indicators.
The goal is to spot the bull market peak before the inevitable bear market hits your bags hard.
Since timing the top perfectly is almost impossible, we use various indicators to give us a better shot at taking profits before the music stops.
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BITE-SIZED COOKIES FOR THE ROAD 🍪
Why can everyone still see my wallet balance? That’s exactly what Zama is trying to fix by adding a privacy layer to existing chains.*
Brrr. It’s cold in here. November’s CPI inflation data came in cold as heck, increasing the chances of further rate cuts!
Should we be worried? The U.S. labor market continues to be sluggish.
Former PumpFun dev gets 6yrs: Jarett Dunn drained $2M from his then-employer, PumpFun, and kept it for himself. Bold.
Arc is now live on testnet. If you’re looking to build on Circle’s layer 1, now’s your chance to test it out.*
*this is sponsored content.

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