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May 14, 2019 @ 10:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced on Monday it has launched trading support for XRP for New York state residents. The announcement was made through the platform’s Twitter account. The tweet revealed: XRP (XRP) is now available to Coinbase users who are New York residents. New Yorkers… Read More

May 12, 2019 @ 6:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase announced last week that more than 30 crypto assets are now supported through its Coinbase Custody program. Coinbase reported that since the start of 2019, Coinbase Custody has rolled out support for over 20 new cryptocurrencies. The platform also revealed: “Over the… Read More

May 6, 2019 @ 7:04 am By Cali Haan  |  

Coinbase CTO Balaji S. Srinivasan, who took his position at America’s top crypto exchange in April of last year after his company Earn.com was acquired by Coinbase, has announced on Twitter that he is leaving the company: Earn.com is an app that allows users to earn… Read More

May 3, 2019 @ 11:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced earlier this week its Coinbase Wallet service is now supporting Dogecoin (DOGE). According to Coinbase, the new Wallet update with DOGE support will roll out to all users on iOS and Android over the next week. “Wallet also supports the DOGE… Read More

April 30, 2019 @ 1:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

XYO, a geospatial cryptonetwork, announced on Tuesday that Coinbase Custody, a regulated, comprehensively-insured, and 100 percent offline custody provider in cryptocurrency, is now supporting XYO. Coinbase Custody is described as a combination of secure, market-proven cold storage capabilities for cryptocurrency assets, an institutional-grade broker-dealer and… Read More

April 22, 2019 @ 8:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

American tennis champ Serena Williams has reportedly invested in cryptocurrency platform Coinbase through her investment group, Serena Ventures. The group, which launched in 2014, has silently invested in more than 30 companies, including Coinbase. Williams stated she launched the company with a mission to give… Read More

April 22, 2019 @ 7:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinbase announced last week it is now offering support to Augur (REP) through its cryptocurrency platform, as well as its mobile apps on iOS and Android. Coinbase customers may officially buy, sell, convert, send, receive, or store REP. The crypto will be available for customers… Read More

April 18, 2019 @ 2:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced on Wednesday it is expanding its crypto-to-crypto support to more than 10 countries around the world, with the total amount of countries being offered the support now up to 53.  The platform revealed:  “One year ago, Coinbase served customers in 32… Read More

April 13, 2019 @ 12:00 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Dan Romero, Coinbase’s Vice President, International, who also runs Coinbase’s institutional trading desk, has announced in a blog post that he is leaving the cryptocurrency trading platform firm this month. Romero’s LinkedIn profile shows that he has been at Coinbase for five years. The profile… Read More

April 11, 2019 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced on Wednesday the launch of its Visa debit card in the UK. According to Coinbase, the debit card allows customers to spend crypto as effortlessly as the money in their bank. The card’s description reads: “Coinbase Card is powered by customers’… Read More

March 29, 2019 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced on Friday it has launched staking support for Tezos (XTZ) for Coinbase Custody clients. The platform claims to be the first full-service, regulated, comprehensively-insured, and 100% offline staking provider in crypto. “We launched Coinbase Custody with a simple thesis: institutions need… Read More

March 18, 2019 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced last week it would be launching Stellar Lumens (XLM) on its Coinbase Pro platform. According to Coinbase, support for XLM will be immediately available in Coinbase’s supported jurisdictions, with the exception of New York State, with additional jurisdictions may be added… Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 9:52 am By Cali Haan  |  

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, whose recent acquisition of Italian digital surveillance specialist Neutrino sparked a #DeleteCoinbase campaign on Twitter late last week, is taking pains to distance itself from the controversy- in part by firing key staff at Neutrino. Critics are angry that Coinbase acquired… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 11:00 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A civil rights organization in Israel has reportedly written to American crypto exchange Coinbase to advise them that, “…knowingly providing material support or resources to Hamas is a violation of US federal criminal law…” The Jerusalem Post reports. The Israeli newspaper Globes reported last week that an Isreali… Read More

January 10, 2019 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, CI reported on a 51% attack / double spend attempt that was halted by Coinbase. The crypto exchange was not the only target in the attempted hack. The attack utilized Ethereum Classic (ETC) as the vehicle to steal funds. Security firm SlowMist… Read More

January 7, 2019 @ 11:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Popular crypto exchange Coinbase published a blog post today reporting a double spend attack that was detected and stopped before any funds could be stolen. A double spend attack is exactly as its name. The attack takes place when cryptocurrency is spent more than once. Coinbase… Read More

December 7, 2018 @ 5:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase announced today its intent to explore the addition of a “broad range of assets.” Coinbase has consistently stated its intent to add more digital assets over time. The company said its goal is to support digital assets that meet their standards and are “fully… Read More

November 5, 2018 @ 1:28 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Though Coinbase announced it raised $300 million “from high-quality investors” last week, the cryptocurrency exchange also laid off an estimated 15 people working remotely in support, compliance, and fraud departments, Yahoo Finance reports. Coinbase would not confirm how many employees were cut, it did admit… Read More

October 31, 2018 @ 12:29 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Coinbase has opted to raise funds from, “some very high quality investors….who have a very constructive thesis on crypto,” in a series round and won’t be doing an initial public offering (IPO) any time soon, Bloomberg reports. “There’s not going to be an IPO any… Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 12:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Revealed last week during the Crypto Invest Summit, Coinbase now sports a huge $8 billion in valuation following a $300 million Series E funding round. Today, Coinbase COO Asiff Hirji provided a personalized update on the funding in a blog post. Hirji stated: “Today, we’re pleased… Read More