Coinbase Unveils New ICO Platform with Enhanced Investor Protection
Date: 2025-11-11 Author: Gabriel Deangelo Categories: BUSINESS
Coinbase, a major crypto exchange, announced the launch of its own platform for initial coin offerings (ICOs). The service is aimed at retail investors looking to acquire digital assets before they hit the market, while also offering new regulatory and user protection mechanisms.
Token sales are planned to take place once a month. Each sale round will be open for one week, after which the Coinbase algorithm will distribute the tokens among participants to ensure a fair distribution. Purchases will be made only in USDC, the stablecoin issued by Circle Internet Group.
To participate, users must have a verified Coinbase account and meet regulatory requirements. The platform will carefully vet projects wishing to list their tokens, assessing them based on several parameters, including community interest, the quality of their tokenomics, the team's reputation, and their asset release plan.
The first project to debut on the new platform will be the blockchain startup Monad. Its public sale is scheduled for November 17. According to the published data, the token distribution will be as follows: ecosystem development will receive 38.5% of the tokens, the team will receive 27%, investors will receive 19.7%, the public sale will receive 7.5%, Labs Treasury will receive 4%, and the airdrop will receive 3.3%.
Coinbase emphasizes that the launch of the new platform will be the first opportunity for US retail investors to participate in public token sales since 2018. Following a surge in interest in ICOs, the market then faced a collapse and increased regulatory oversight.
The platform will be available to users worldwide at launch, with Coinbase planning to expand its reach in the future. Scott Shapiro, head of trading at the company, noted that the new system makes the investment process safer and more mature: "In 2017, the market was too young, and many projects were limited to white papers. Now, teams have much more experience and transparency."
Furthermore, Coinbase will implement additional security measures. Users who sell tokens immediately after purchase will receive smaller allocations in the future, and founders and their partners will be prohibited from selling assets for six months after the public offering.
Thus, Coinbase's new platform aims to combine principles of transparency and fairness with measures that prevent speculation and make participation in ICOs more secure for both projects and investors.
