Provider profile · 2026 edition
Coinbase Prime review 2026: scores, fees and alternatives.
A prime brokerage platform combining trading, financing and custody, with execution routed across exchanges, market makers and OTC desks.
WhatsApp and Telegram +44 7563 115980
[email protected]
A prime brokerage platform combining trading, financing and custody, with execution routed across exchanges, market makers and OTC desks.
Coinbase Prime scores 3.2 out of 5 (65 out of 100) in the Buckingham Intelligence Crypto Exchange and Liquidity for Businesses Index 2026 and ranks 3 of 12. It is strongest for funds and corporates wanting trading, financing and custody in one account, with 5 out of 5 for regulatory standing and security assurance. Not published or not stated on the pages read: pricing, asset and currency coverage, execution access and settlement.
Scores from the Crypto Exchange and Liquidity for Businesses Index 2026.
| Segment | Score out of 100 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| For payment and fintech firms | 65 | 3 of 12 |
| For funds and trading firms | 65 | 3 of 12 |
| For corporate treasuries | 66 | 3 of 12 |
The score out of 5 is the overall score out of 100 divided by 20. Leader goes to the top three overall, Best for to the first in each segment, and Top rated for to a score of 5 out of 5 on a criterion. Awards cannot be bought.
Where it scores best, and where to check closely, as shown in each ranking.
Funds and corporates wanting trading, financing and custody in one account.
What Coinbase Prime publishes on its own pages, read on 26 October 2026.
A prime brokerage platform combining trading, financing and custody, with execution routed across exchanges, market makers and OTC desks. It publishes 275+ tradeable assets, RFQ and algorithmic orders, and licences in the US and EU. It does not publish trading fees or fiat currencies beyond USD.
| Fact | What the provider publishes |
|---|---|
| Regulatory standing | Coinbase, Inc. is licensed by NYDFS for virtual currency business; Coinbase Custody Trust Company is a New York limited purpose trust company; Coinbase holds a MiCA licence covering all 27 EU member states; futures through Coinbase Financial Markets, Inc., a CFTC-registered futures commission merchant and NFA member. |
| Pricing | Not published; the page notes "Trading venues not connected to Coinbase Prime may offer better pricing." |
| Asset and currency coverage | "275+ Tradeable assets"; "90+ Assets available for financing and cross-margining". Fiat currencies other than USD not stated. |
| Execution access | Order types include RFQ, TWAP, VWAP and adaptive strategies; Prime API documentation; liquidity aggregated from exchanges, market makers and OTC desks. FIX not stated on the page read. |
| Settlement | Prime manages "pre-funding, settlement, connectivity, and key management end-to-end"; financing and cross-margining offered. Payment rails not named. |
| Security | Coinbase Custody Trust Company "maintains SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II audits by Deloitte & Touche". |
| Date read | 26 October 2026 |
A fact that is not published is scored as not offered or, for a fee, as if it were high. It is never estimated.
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: coinbase.com/prime, coinbase.com/en/prime/custody.
Each score with the evidence behind it.
Each criterion is scored 0 to 5 against the best published offer in the Crypto Exchange and Liquidity for Businesses Index. 0 means not offered or not published. How it is scored
The other providers in the same ranking, ordered by score.
| Provider | Score out of 5 | Rank | Strongest for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraken | 4.5 | 1 of 12 | Businesses wanting exchange, OTC and API access with a full published fee table |
| Zerohash | 3.3 | 2 of 12 | Payment firms and fintechs embedding crypto buy, sell and payouts |
| FalconX | 3.1 | 4 of 12 | Funds and fintechs needing wide token and fiat coverage through one counterparty |
| OSL | 2.9 | 5 of 12 | Asian and European businesses converting between stablecoins and fiat |
| B2C2 | 2.9 | 6 of 12 | Exchanges, brokers and fintechs wanting streaming prices without pre-funding |
| Wintermute | 2.7 | 7 of 12 | Funds and token projects wanting chat and API liquidity in hundreds of tokens |
| GSR | 2.5 | 8 of 12 | Treasuries and funds trading large blocks across many fiat currencies |
| Enigma Securities | 2.5 | 9 of 12 | UK and European firms wanting voice, chat and API execution |
| Galaxy | 1.9 | 10 of 12 | US institutions wanting OTC trading alongside lending and derivatives |
| LMAX Digital | 1.8 | 11 of 12 | Banks and brokers wanting a regulated venue with a published instrument list |
| Keyrock | 0.9 | 12 of 12 | Crypto platforms and token projects wanting a single OTC counterparty |
Full Crypto Exchange and Liquidity for Businesses Index ranking
Side by side on every criterion, fact and award.
Tell us what you need and where you operate.