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Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate

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Coinbase now allows users to borrow the USDC stablecoin against their bitcoin at a fixed interest rate and repayment date.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

    The crypto exchange moves with trading volumes

  • MSTR Strategy

    This company's value is tied to its bitcoin holdings

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond

    Long-term bonds move when yields change

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond

    Treasury bonds move when yields change

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • HOOD Robinhood

    Retail trading apps move with crypto volumes

  • SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

    Short-term bonds move when the Fed changes rates

  • SPY SPDR S&P 500

    Stocks move when the Fed changes the rate path

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
IBIT———————
COIN———————
MSTR———————
MARA———————
TLT———————
IEF———————
RIOT———————
HOOD———————
SHY———————
SPY———————

Coinbase now allows users to borrow the USDC stablecoin against their bitcoin at a fixed interest rate and repayment date.

Source: CoinDesk

How far Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) has moved since 23 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate,” Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is -3.21%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.09% over the same days, a -3.12% difference versus the market.

BITB
SPY

Who gains and who loses around Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)

Companies carried with this story

  • BITB Bitwise Bitcoin ETF

    In “Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate,” Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITU Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf

    For “Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate,” Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf (BITU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BITX 2X Bitcoin Strategy Etf

    For “Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate,” 2X Bitcoin Strategy Etf (BITX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BITX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf

    In “Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate,” Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FAS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF

    Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate.” Reason on file: GA selected GBTC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • XLF Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 23 Sep 2026 story “Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate.” Reason on file: Rate-policy changes can alter funding costs, net-interest margins, and financial-sector valuation

  • KRE Spdr Series Trust

    In “Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate,” Spdr Series Trust (KRE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Rate-policy changes can alter funding costs, net-interest margins, and financial-sector valuation

  • ATHS Athene Holding

    For “Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate,” Athene Holding (ATHS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ATHS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: fixed, rate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)

Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) is the company in “Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate,” the 23 Sep 2026 this story story.

What ties Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) to the headline is this: GA selected BITB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

A second company, Proshares Ultra Bitcoin Etf (BITU), is listed for a different reason: GA selected BITU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bitcoin. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

The price range for Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB), and the dates in the story

BITB traded between 43.26 and 47.30 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 44.34. BITU traded between 13.70 and 16.49 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 14.38. BITX traded between 17.70 and 21.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 18.59.

How strong the case is around Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB)

46 out of 100

“Coinbase users can now borrow USDC against bitcoin at a fixed rate” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 13 linked companies.