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December 1, 2022 @ 4:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has taken to Twitter to criticize Apple (NASDAQ:APPL) because it has blocked its most recent App update as Coinbase moved to evade app store fees. Coinbase said that Apple does not understand how NFTs and blockchain work, and thus Apple is in the wrong…. Read More

November 19, 2022 @ 12:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is rolling out Easy Bank Transfers, which are described as “a seamless and secure way for UK users to add money to their Coinbase account.” As part of Coinbase‘s mission to increase economic freedom in the world, they are “committed to finding ways… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Primer, which claims to be the world’s first automation platform for payments and commerce, and Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) have announced a strategic integration that “allows merchants in markets across the globe to add crypto as a standard method of payment at checkout.” Coinbase Commerce, Coinbase’s… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

In a move to support the adoption of USDC, the Circle issued dollar-based stablecoin, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has waived commission fees when buying or selling USDC via any fiat currency on Coinbase, “from AUD to ZAR.” USDC is the second largest stablecoin by market cap after… Read More

October 14, 2022 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

  This past week, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) revealed it had received regulatory approval to provide services in Singapore, the leading Fintech hub in Asia,  At the same time, it was announced that Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong is expected to participate at the annual Singapore… Read More

September 25, 2022 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) reveals that they’ve registered with the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank — DNB) as a crypto service provider. This registration will “allow Coinbase to offer our full suite of retail, institutional, and ecosystem products to customers… Read More

September 14, 2022 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

On Monday, the US Department of Justice announced it had received a guilty plea from the “first-ever cryptocurrency insider trading case.” Originally covered this past July, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) simultaneously filed insider trading charges along with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the… Read More

September 9, 2022 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) applied sanctions to Tornado Cash, a crypto mixing platform. The second sanctions hitting a mixer, the enforcement action is still the first of its kind as the code running Tornado.cash was open… Read More

September 2, 2022 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Cloud’s Solana Archival Nodes are able to “examine historical address balances, run complex queries, and simulate the blockchain state at any given point in the chain’s history.” Coinbase Cloud previously “launched secure, dedicated Solana infrastructure nodes via Query & Transact, allowing builders to access… Read More

August 10, 2022 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

GraniteShares has announced the listing of multiple single share ETFs on the Nasdaq, including one for Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN). GraniteShares first launched leveraged ETFs on single stocks in the UK in 2019. While ETFs started as a less expensive path for a diversified portfolio of assets,… Read More

August 9, 2022 @ 5:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), the first and only publicly traded crypto exchange in the US, has announced its Q2  2022 financial results, which delivered a decline in both the top and bottom line. Shares in after-hours trading declined by over 4% in an overall down market day…. Read More

August 8, 2022 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Last week, it was widely reported that Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) was selected by BlackRock “to provide Aladdin clients access to crypto trading and custody via Coinbase Prime.” Coinbase and BlackRock will “create new access points for institutional crypto adoption by connecting Coinbase Prime and Aladdin.”… Read More

August 3, 2022 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aaron Schnarch, Vp of Product, Custody at Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), explains that Coinbase Prime provides institutions “with an end-to-end staking experience.” Clients can “create a wallet, decide how much to stake, and initiate staking from the ETH asset page on their Coinbase Prime account.” Securing client funds… Read More

August 3, 2022 @ 5:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

The first case of prosecuted insider trading in crypto took an interesting twist this week as the former Coinbase (Nasdaq:COIN) manager accused of abusing his position at the company to trade in advance of news has pleaded guilty to the charges of insider trading. According… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) recently worked with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to pursue an insider action investigation that ended up with three individuals, including a former Coinbase manager, being hit with a lawsuit by the SEC as well as parallel criminal charges from the US… Read More

July 24, 2022 @ 8:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the  Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against the perpetrators of an alleged insider trading scam utilizing privileged information from Coinbase. A former Coinbase manager, along with two co-conspirators, have been charged as well. The former Coinbase manager, Ishan Wahi, his brother… Read More

July 22, 2022 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

In recent days, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an enforcement action alleging insider trading involving a former Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) manager and two other partners. Simultaneously, criminal charges were filed by the US Department of Justice. Buried within the SEC complaint was the statement… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 8:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges in regards to a former Coinbase manager and allegations of insider trading that involved two other perpetrators. The SEC noted that criminal charges have been simultaneously filed in the Southern District… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 2:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed insider trading charges against a former Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) manager Ishan Wahi along with his brother Nikhil Wahi, and his friend, Sameer Ramani. In a parallel action, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York… Read More

July 3, 2022 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Tracer, the analytics division of the digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), has reportedly committed to a contract with US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement that will allow the agency to gain access to various features and data caches. This would include historical geo tracking data… Read More