Coinbase has teamed up with Perplexity AI to weave its crypto market data into the search startup’s tools. The first stage of the partnership integrates Coinbase’s market data into Perplexity’s Comet browser. 

Jonathan Gould, a former top lawyer at blockchain firm Bitfury, is stepping in to lead the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

Florida’s top law enforcement official is investigating Robinhood’s cryptocurrency business over claims the trading app misled users about the true costs of buying and selling digital assets.

Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:

• Coinbase Team Up With Perplexity AI on Real-Time Crypto Data
• Ex-Bitfury Lawyer Jonathan Gould Confirmed to Lead OCC
• Florida AG Probes Robinhood Over Crypto Pricing

Coinbase Team Up With Perplexity AI on Real-Time Crypto Data

Coinbase has teamed up with Perplexity AI to weave its crypto market data into the search startup’s tools. The first stage of the partnership integrates Coinbase’s market data into Perplexity’s Comet browser. 

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said on social media that the tie-up reflects how mainstream interest in crypto is catching up to traditional equities. 

“Crypto is going mainstream,” Armstrong posted on X, adding that as many people now search for crypto info as they do for stocks.

A next phase aims to embed Coinbase’s data directly into Perplexity’s conversational AI, enabling traders to screen for trade ideas, analyze on-chain activity and research tokens using natural language queries.

Ex-Bitfury Lawyer Jonathan Gould Confirmed to Lead OCC

Jonathan Gould, a former top lawyer at blockchain firm Bitfury, is stepping in to lead the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

The Senate confirmed Gould in a 50-45 vote on Thursday, marking another move by President Donald Trump to stack financial regulators with figures seen as friendlier to the digital asset sector.

Gould is no stranger to the OCC. He previously served as senior deputy comptroller and chief counsel, working alongside acting comptroller Brian Brooks, who famously helped Anchorage Digital secure the first crypto bank charter. Both men later joined Bitfury, with Gould serving as its chief legal officer.

Under President Biden, the OCC joined the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in warning banks about the risks of handling crypto businesses. 

Those policies, criticized by some as effectively cutting crypto firms off from banking services, are now under review as Trump’s administration reopens the door to digital assets.

Florida AG Probes Robinhood Over Crypto Pricing

Florida’s top law enforcement official is investigating Robinhood’s cryptocurrency business over claims the trading app misled users about the true costs of buying and selling digital assets.

The state’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, announced Thursday that his office has subpoenaed Robinhood for marketing materials and internal documents tied to its crypto services. 

At issue is whether the company’s pitch as the “least expensive way to purchase crypto” misrepresents the actual costs customers face.

“When consumers buy and sell crypto assets, they deserve transparency in their transactions,” Uthmeier said in a statement. “Robinhood has long claimed to be the best bargain, but we believe those representations were deceptive.”

Robinhood’s general counsel, Lucas Moskowitz, pushed back, calling the company’s disclosures “best-in-class.” He said the app shows customers how spreads, fees and Robinhood’s revenue work during each trade. “We are proud to be a place where customers can trade crypto at the lowest cost on average,” he said.

Behind Robinhood’s “commission-free” model lies a system known as payment for order flow (PFOF), where the company routes customer trades to third-party market makers in exchange for payments.

Those market makers execute the trades and compensate Robinhood for the business. The Florida probe will examine whether that arrangement inflates trading costs for crypto users while the platform markets itself as the cheapest option.

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