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What is Coinbase Premium?

how much more (or less) BTC trades for on Coinbase vs the rest of the world, in basis points.

The number

Coinbase Premium is how much more (or less) BTC trades for on Coinbase vs the rest of the world, in basis points.

What it means

Coinbase is where US institutions buy, a positive premium means Americans are paying up.

Why it matters

it separates real US spot demand from offshore leverage games.

From the desk

This is one of the nine signals fused into the Pulse Score (as "Coinbase premium"). Every hourly briefing re-ranks all 12 coins on it. See Methodology for the full input list.

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Order Book Imbalance

whether the buy side or sell side of the exchange order book is heavier

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Market Dominance

Bitcoin's share of the entire crypto market cap, as a percent

Explainer generated Sep 24, 2026 from the desk glossary. Not financial advice.