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Coinbase’s Base stock tokens trade on weekends while Aave has no reserves

Aerodrome USDC pools showed about $6.1 million in displayed liquidity and $7.1 million in 24-hour volume, even though an Aug. 30 check found no Aave V3 reserves for the B20 tokens in the Base address book.

Coinbase’s new B20 stock tokens on its Base network keep trading through the weekend, even as the underlying US equity market is closed, according to CryptoSlate. The tokens, tied to Apple, Alphabet, Meta and Nvidia exposure, provide eligible users outside the United States with beneficial claims on shares held within Coinbase’s tokenization structure.

CryptoSlate reports that a Sunday review of the official Aave V3 Base address book found no reserve listed for any of the four tokens. That left weekend price discovery observable in decentralized exchanges, but with no verified live Aave lending market to measure against.

On Aug. 30 at about 05:45 to 05:47 UTC, CryptoSlate found the four leading Aerodrome USDC pools trading within roughly 0.6% of Chainlink reference values last updated Friday, using those feeds as a snapshot against the most recent equity-linked figures. The same check showed about $6.07 million in aggregate displayed liquidity and $7.08 million in aggregate 24-hour volume.

CryptoSlate also notes that Coinbase separates weekend secondary trading from the token’s operational issuance and redemption, which it says are handled by KYC-onboarded institutional partners and Authorized Participants. After issuance, Base presents the tokens as transferable and tradable through always-on automated market makers, enabling buys and sells while US markets are closed.

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