Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin · Friday, September 18, 2026
Brian Armstrong of Coinbase highlighted how crypto is modernizing various aspects of the financial system beyond just Bitcoin. He mentioned stablecoins for payments, prediction markets, and tokenized equities, which could aid the 4 billion people without brokerage account access.
“And so it's just, that's step one, it's part of every diversified portfolio out there to help people build wealth over the long run.”
“The second thing is that crypto is not just about Bitcoin anymore. It's also helping people, uh, update all aspects of the financial system, including payments.”
“We want to build their portfolios. And for people here in the US too, to be able to trade 24/7 or easily send a share of stock to your friends and family.”