Galaxy Digital integrates with Coinbase Prime

Executive Summary

• Galaxy Digital Inc. has integrated its staking infrastructure with Coinbase Prime, allowing Coinbase Prime clients to access Galaxy’s high-performance staking solutions directly through the platform.
• The partnership positions Galaxy as a key provider for institutional staking, combining Coinbase’s institutional-grade custody with Galaxy’s globally distributed validator network to support ETFs and ETPs.
• This marks the fourth custodial integration for Galaxy’s blockchain infrastructure team in 2025, following previous collaborations with Fireblocks, Zodia Custody, and BitGo.

Key Details

• Integration Scope: Coinbase Prime clients can now seamlessly access Galaxy’s staking infrastructure, placing Galaxy among a short list of carefully selected staking providers integrated directly into Coinbase’s platform.
• Strategic Value: The collaboration aims to provide institutions with the ability to diversify staking activity and generate liquidity against staked assets, addressing the needs of large allocators for safe, reliable, and scalable digital asset services.
• Assets Under Stake: Galaxy reports approximately $6.6 billion in assets under stake as of September 30, 2025.
• Recent Integration History: This is the fourth custodial integration announced in 2025, following partnerships with:
  • Fireblocks
  • Zodia Custody
  • BitGo
• Supporting Technology: The integration is further supported by GK8, Galaxy’s institutional self-custody technology platform.
• Broader Services: Beyond staking, Galaxy offers trading, lending, and liquidity solutions to help institutional clients deploy digital assets productively.

Notable Quotes

• Zane Glauber, Head of Blockchain Infrastructure at Galaxy: "This Coinbase integration underscores the maturation of the staking ecosystem and the rising demand from institutions for safe, reliable and scalable digital asset services. We're proud to be a part of Coinbase's selective network of integrations, giving institutions seamless access to Galaxy's robust infrastructure from a leading institutional custody solution."
• Lewis Han, Head of Staking Sales at Coinbase: "With Galaxy's proven validator infrastructure integrated into the Coinbase custody ecosystem, institutions can now diversify stake across even more established staking providers. Coinbase is highly selective in its integrations, and Galaxy's scale, expertise and reliability make them a natural fit as we expand institutional access to staking."