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Big traditional banks such as JPMorgan, PNC, and American Express are increasingly partnering with Coinbase and its Base blockchain platform, signaling a major shift in how money moves between conventional finance and the crypto world. This collaboration is reshaping financial services and accelerating mainstream crypto use in ways many did not expect.

In 2025, JPMorgan established a groundbreaking partnership with Coinbase that allows Chase customers to link their bank accounts directly to Coinbase. This makes buying and using cryptocurrencies simpler than ever. Users can use their Chase credit cards to purchase digital assets and even convert their credit card rewards into stablecoins on the Base blockchain. PNC Bank has followed suit by using Coinbase’s secure Crypto-as-a-Service platform, enabling its clients to safely buy, sell, and store digital assets through PNC’s banking infrastructure. Meanwhile, American Express is preparing to launch the Coinbase One Card, a credit card that pays bonuses in bitcoin and offers staking rewards on Base.

Why are these banks rushing to partner with Coinbase and use Base? The answer is clear: the crypto revolution is happening fast and banks cannot afford to be left behind. Regulatory issues are becoming clearer and customer demand is rising quickly. Coinbase benefits greatly from this arrangement because every transaction on decentralized exchanges built on Base generates fees for Coinbase. Additionally, Coinbase earns revenue as the Base sequencer, which is responsible for processing and ordering transactions on the blockchain. Base now leads among Ethereum Layer 2 solutions in decentralized exchange volume and holds the highest value locked in DEX activity.

This creates a powerful cycle. Banks funnel customer orders and transactions through Base, increasing activity and volume. Higher volume means Coinbase earns more from transaction fees and sequencer revenue. Seeing this success, more banks realize that partnering with Coinbase and adapting to crypto infrastructure is essential to remaining competitive. JPMorgan’s new pilot token on Base suggests that future money may exist in both traditional and crypto forms simultaneously.

For many new users, Base is their first crypto experience through viral meme coins. This introduction often leads them to explore more complex decentralized finance applications. As banks route more flow through Coinbase and Base, Coinbase emerges as a core financial infrastructure, not just an exchange. Adaptation is now a necessity for banks or they risk losing influence in the evolving digital economy.
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