The crypto exchange purchased Vector for an undisclosed amount, the latest acquisition by Coinbase in 2025 after Deribit, Echo and others.
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US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said it will buy Vector, a decentralized platform built on Solana, in the company’s latest acquisition of 2025.
In a Friday blog, Coinbase the acquisition of Vector and its team was part of the company’s strategy to become an “everything exchange.” The crypto exchange did not disclose the amount it paid for Vector, but said the move would improve activity through “DEX trading integration.”
“We’re excited to welcome the Vector team as we keep building toward one goal: making it easy for anyone, anywhere, to trade any crypto asset,” said Coinbase.
Acquiring Vector followed multimillion- and billion-dollar deals by Coinbase in 2025. This year, the exchange of blockchain-based advertising platform Spindle, online browser Roam, Liquifi, crypto options trading platform Deribit and crowdfunding platform Echo.
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While Coinbase continues its buying spree, other US crypto companies may challenge the exchange’s market share through initial public offerings.
In the previous two weeks, Grayscale Investments and Kraken to go public on US markets. Coinbase was one of the earliest US crypto companies to do so, launching its IPO in 2021.
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