Coinbase says U.S.-regulated gold and silver futures are now trading 24/7 on its platform, removing the weekend close from metals contracts. Brian Armstrong framed it as another world first for Coinbase, while the company says oil and more markets are coming soon. The bigger move is Coinbase pushing crypto’s always-on market structure into regulated real-world derivatives, not just adding another futures ticker.

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