Coinbase has flipped the switch on full trading for Wrapped Ronin (WRON) and Nexus (NEX) against the US dollar, making limit, market, and stop orders live on both Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Advanced. The move also encompasses expanded USDC pair availability, continuing a pattern that has quietly turned Coinbase into one of the most pair-dense exchanges in the market.
What changed, and why it matters
WRON and NEX followed Coinbase’s standard rollout playbook. The exchange first signaled WRON’s listing on April 29, with trading officially beginning on May 1 after a brief delay. NEX took a slightly different path, with deposits opening shortly before its mainnet launch around May 20.
NEX arrived with a notable splash. Its market cap surged to approximately $300 million around the time of its mainnet launch. WRON, the wrapped version of the Ronin network’s native token, gives traders exposure to the Ronin ecosystem — the blockchain behind Axie Infinity — without needing to interact directly with the Ronin chain.
The USDC pair expansion is the quieter, bigger story
