Coinbase announced that it has agreed to acquire Vector, a Solana-native on-chain trading platform known for supporting high-velocity decentralized exchange activity. The deal aims to integrate Vector’s technology directly into Coinbase’s consumer trading experience, giving users broader access to on-chain markets across the Solana ecosystem.
According to Messari, Solana decentralized exchange volumes surpassed $1 trillion in 2025, making it one of the fastest-growing environments in crypto. Coinbase stated that bringing Vector’s Solana-focused engineering team and infrastructure in-house will help expand asset availability and improve trading speed and liquidity within its DEX integration.
The move aligns with Coinbase’s broader “everything exchange” vision introduced earlier this year, positioning the company as a central hub for trading a wide spectrum of onchain assets. The company emphasized that Vector’s infrastructure can detect new tokens the moment they are created or launched, allowing Coinbase to surface emerging assets more quickly.
As part of the transition, Vector’s existing mobile and desktop applications will be sunset. Coinbase also clarified that the Tensor Foundation—responsible for the Tensor NFT marketplace and its native token—will remain independent and unaffiliated with Coinbase despite Vector’s acquisition.
The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year, pending customary regulatory review. Coinbase highlighted that the integration could provide users with faster and cheaper access to global 24/7 markets as it continues expanding into the Solana ecosystem.
