The Crypto Rundown
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The Crypto Rundown 317: Talking Gold, Crude, Equities, Predictions And More With Coinbase
41 minutes Posted May 19, 2026 at 12:23 am.
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Is Coinbase becoming the "everything exchange"? Boris Ilyevsky, Head of Coinbase Derivatives Exchange, joins host Mark Longo to discuss their massive expansion beyond crypto into traditional commodities, equities, and prediction markets.

On This Episode:

  • The Commodities Boom: Record retail volume in gold, silver, and WTI crude oil.

  • Going 24/7: Coinbase's plans to launch the first US weekend trading for gold and silver futures, plus new perpetual listings (HYPE & BNB).

  • 24/7 Options Debate: Will traditional equity options ever move to a round-the-clock schedule?

  • Modernizing Finance: Prediction markets, real-world asset tokenization, and using USDC as real-time collateral.

  • Bitcoin Breakdown & Altcoin Universe: Analyzing BlackRock's IBIT options flow, its strange correlation to the VIX, and heavy options activity in ETH, BMNR, and Circle (CRCL).