Coinbase has opened access to initial public offerings (IPOs) to its U.S. customers, starting with Oura’s IPO, which will be made available to eligible investors this week.

 

In a blog post this Monday, the exchange said the IPO access is a step forward toward becoming an “everything exchange,” while adding that its U.S. customers will now be able to gain early exposure to IPOs of high-interest companies even before they hit other exchanges.

 

 

To request access to this new feature and an IPO allocation, all customers need to do is navigate to the new IPOs page inside the Coinbase app and select an active deal page. Once a user’s Coinbase account is funded for the cost of the requested shares, they can then submit a “Conditional Offer to Buy” once the expected price range becomes public.

 

Once the order book closes, the allocated shares will instantly be sent to a user’s Coinbase account at the price at which the IPO was listed.

 

However, the exchange also warned users against rushing to sell their IPO shares shortly after they go public. According to the exchange, participation in this program is reserved for investors who believe in what they are purchasing.

 

Selling IPO shares within the first 30 days may lead to a customer being barred from the IPO participation program for the next 60 days, with smaller and less frequent allocations for investors with a repetitive tendency to quickly sell IPO shares.

 

The launch of this IPO access comes shortly after Coinbase recently reverted its Base app to the Coinbase Wallet, an action that was due to the Base app failing to gain traction and perform up to expectations.

 

The United States Scam Center Strike Force has entered into a partnership with the Crown Prosecution Service of England and Wales and the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency to combat scam centers involved in cryptocurrency scams and other cyber enabled investment fraud (CIF) schemes targeting Americans and Britons.

 

The memorandum of understanding (MOU), which was signed Thursday at the residence of Sir Christian Turner KCMG, His Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States, was attended by other key officials, including Jeanine Ferris Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia; Stephen Parkinson, the Crown Prosecutor for England and Wales; and Graeme Biggar, Director General of the U.K.’s National Crime Agency.

 

With the signing of the memorandum, the two countries can now work together to conduct parallel investigations into common targets, share information on crime syndicates, discuss which jurisdictions should bring cases involving matters of common interest, and coordinate efforts to achieve mutually beneficial results.

 

“Together we will disable the Chinese TOC networks that are operating these scam compounds and depriving our citizens of their hard-earned funds, all while using human trafficked labor to increase their profit. Standing together, we are invincible,” said Jeanine Ferris Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

 

So far, agencies from both countries involved in the partnership have identified significant areas of overlap and will bring private industry partners on board at an event scheduled to be organized by the National Crime Agency in London in early October.

 

About the U.S. Scam Center Strike Force

 

Launched in November 2025 by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, the U.S. Scam Center Strike Force is a multiagency law enforcement initiative created to combat scam centers, particularly syndicates operating in Southeast Asia.

 

Focusing heavily on cryptocurrency related and other cyber enabled fraud, the initiative has reported significant successes since its launch, including the seizure of more than $800 million worth of cryptocurrency and 503 .com domains tied to Chinese crime rings.