In the ever-mad dash of crypto acquisitions, Coinbase just made a power play by snapping up Vector, a social trading app built on the Solana blockchain that’s basically like the playground for memecoin fanatics.
The next big thing on Solana?
Announced on a not-so-quiet Friday, Coinbase’s new toy is far from just another app.
Vector’s tech, designed for lightning-fast trading and social vibes around memecoins, is about to become the turbo engine behind Coinbase’s DEX features.
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Think of it as plugging the latest high-octane fuel into an already roaring machine that aims to be the “everything exchange” where you can trade all the shiny new crypto toys as soon as they pop up.
Max Branzburg, Coinbase’s VP of product, spilled the tea on X, hyping the integration.
“We’ve backed Solana across our products, but this lets us double down—lightning-fast trading, state-of-the-art, for every Solana asset the moment it hits the scene.”
Translation, Coinbase isn’t messing around when it comes to surfacing the next big thing on Solana’s $1 trillion-plus DEX market in 2025.
Four years to export private keys
Now, about the money talk, experts warned that Coinbase keeps its cards close, saying the acquisition won’t rock its financial boat much.
Vector’s social trading brainchild actually sprang from the same guys behind Tensor, the Solana-based NFT marketplace.
Post-acquisition, Coinbase stays hands-off Tensor and its TNSR token, which, oddly, had a massive pump in price right before the news dropped, up over 300% in a week, though still way off its all-time high.
a few questions here:
1) who was buying this token pre-acquisition announcement
2) who is going to run @tensor_hq (trading at $220m fdv) if the team and other asset is moving to @coinbase
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i assume (2) has good answer, but it must be communicated w/ public token trading https://t.co/2bs0Ob4adx pic.twitter.com/N9vkANY7ks— Mike Dudas (@mdudas) November 21, 2025
Now, around 22% of TNSR tokens held by Tensor Labs and its founders are getting burned, poof, gone from circulation, and the rest of the tokens have been locked tighter than Fort Knox for three more years.
Vector users, heads up, you’ve got until November 26 to move your assets before both the app versions power down.
Miss the deadline? Four years to export private keys, but hey, don’t procrastinate.
Coinbase’s ninth deal of the year
This buy marks Coinbase’s ninth splashy deal of 2025 alone, following earlier buys like the $375 million Echo platform.
The crypto M&A game is raging hotter than ever, and Coinbase is clearly sprinting to outrun the pack, building out its arsenal for a crypto future that’s fast, fluid, and meme-powered.
So buckle up, crypto fans. With Vector in the cockpit, Coinbase is speeding up its mission to conquer Solana’s memecoin frenzy and beyond.
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📅 Published: November 22, 2025 • 🕓 Last updated: November 22, 2025
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