TechFlow News, May 5: Coinbase announced a “seven-figure” strategic investment in Centrifuge and selected it as the primary real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform for its Layer-1 blockchain, Base.
Under this partnership, Centrifuge will serve as core infrastructure on Base for issuing tokenized assets, enabling onchain issuance and trading of RWAs—including ETFs, credit funds, and structured products. The two parties have previously collaborated, including launching the first compliant onchain S&P 500 index fund on Base.
Coinbase stated that Centrifuge was chosen for its strengths in institutional-grade infrastructure, regulatory compliance capabilities, and scalability. The platform offers an end-to-end solution covering asset structuring, tokenization tooling, yield interfaces, and compliance support.
This collaboration marks a significant step in Coinbase’s broader strategy to accelerate asset tokenization and may extend in the future to additional high-liquidity traditional financial assets.
