Tagged: coinbase

March 2, 2022 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based digital asset firm Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) confirmed that it would continue to block accounts and transfers of Russian customers targeted by US and EU-led sanctions. However, the crypto exchange has stopped short of banning all customers from Russia As reported by Reuters,… Read More

February 23, 2022 @ 5:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A report shared by digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) had provided the latest updates on what WEFUZZ, the Coinbase Crypto Community Fund grant recipient, has been working on during the first part of their year-long Crypto development grant. This update covers their ongoing work… Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nana Murugesan, VP, International and Business Development at Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), says that the digital asset firm will be adopting “a go broad and go deep approach” in order to scale operations internationally so that they can further their mission of bringing more “economic freedom”… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 11:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday was the 56th Super Bowl where the LA Rams topped the Cincinnati Bengals by just a three-point spread. While the game was exciting, much discourse around the annual event tends to target the television commercials that costs advertisers millions of dollars due to the… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 1:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investors are reportedly demanding high-quality, diversified exposure to digital investment strategies. And to address such requirements, institutions must steadily move along the adoption curve, equipped with advanced tools and trading capabilities. Coinbase Prime continues to cater to the goals of institutional investors in navigating this… Read More

February 11, 2022 @ 5:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) has reportedly removed “how to buy” instructions for around three digital tokens which have been the subject of “rug pull” warnings – which claims that people could lose their funds. Coinbase’s management also mentioned that they are focused on enhancing safeguards…. Read More

February 10, 2022 @ 5:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Aventus Network – the layer-2 blockchain protocol that brings scalability, speed, and lower costs to Ethereum transactions – this week announced its native utility token AVT has been listed on crypto exchange Coinbase. This listing marks a significant breakthrough for Aventus Network, the company said,… Read More

February 1, 2022 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brian Armstrong, CEO and Co-Founder of digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), confirms that commerce pioneer and open-source programmer, Tobias Lütke will bring his extensive experience and perspective to bear as Coinbase continues to expand its global presence and develop new products. Armstrong wrote in… Read More

January 24, 2022 @ 2:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer at digital assets firm Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), has shared an update titled, Proof of Alignment, which explains what the company has done to align themselves with their clients and what they’re planning to do next. As noted by Grewal, Coinbase… Read More

January 21, 2022 @ 12:58 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Mastercard users will soon be able to use their plastic to buy NFTs on Coinbase’s upcoming NFT marketplace, the two companies announced this week. Coinbase had announced Coinbase NFT in October of 2021. “Our mission at Coinbase is to increase economic freedom in the world,”… Read More

January 16, 2022 @ 2:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Larry Kubin, Senior Developer Relations Engineer at digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), notes that in 2021, Coinbase Cloud had announced the launch of their unified developer docs in order to “make it easier and faster for developers to build Web3 applications using Coinbase APIs and… Read More

January 14, 2022 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trent Fuenmayor, Program Manager, Coinbase Giving, has announced the initiative’s second developer grant recipients. In August of last year, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) via their Giving initiative, made a call for applications via their Crypto Community Fund that is “focused on blockchain developers who contribute directly to a… Read More

January 13, 2022 @ 5:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Blockchain Political Action Committee this week appointed Michael Onghai to its board of advisors. A former CEO of Looksmart, Onghai is also a seed investor in Coinbase, FundersClub, and Upflex. He currently is principal and seed investor in Alpha Sigma Funds, and a… Read More

January 12, 2022 @ 5:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has acquired FairX, a Chicago-based, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC ) regulated derivatives exchange. In a blog post, Coinbase described the acquisition as the next step towards creating a “robust and holistic trading environment investors are seeking.” Coinbase currently operates under a hodge-podge… Read More

January 6, 2022 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Bitcoin-focused firm Casa recently shared some notable privacy and security stories from last year. Casa wrote in a blog post that as technology continues to make advances, the world of privacy and security changes along with it. The end of 2021 saw… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is an interesting factoid. FinancePR, a promotional firm in the financial services sector, has distributed a note stating that Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) dominates Bitcoin trading. According to the missive, Coinbase took 53% market share of Bitcoin trading in the past 30 days or 520,000… Read More

January 1, 2022 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Surojit Chatterjee, Chief Product Officer at Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), notes that 2021 proved to be “a breakout year for crypto” with Bitcoin (BTC) price gaining nearly 70% YoY, DeFi hitting $150B in value locked, and NFTs “emerging as a new category.” Chatterjee has shared his… Read More

December 29, 2021 @ 2:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In May 2021, the team at digital assets firm Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) had announced the launch of Coinbase Giving. As explained in a blog post, Coinbase Giving is the operational “embodiment” of their ongoing commitment to Pledge 1%, which is the firm’s “promise to dedicate… Read More

December 21, 2021 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (COIN: Nasdaq) is pleased to confirm the introduction of the Community Analyst Program (or the CAP Program). As explained in a blog post by Coinbase, this is a great way for students, professionals and community members who share their “core beliefs” to contribute to… Read More

December 15, 2021 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld multiple bans on crypto-asset promotions today. The impacted firms include Coinbase Europe, CoinBurp, Lumo Money, Exmo Exchange, Papa John’s, Payward/Kraken, and eToro. In regards to Coinbase, four issues were investigated with each being upheld by the regulator…. Read More