Tagged: coinbase

June 3, 2020 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Crypto Rating Council (CRC) has previously noted that Tron’s TRX, Nervos’ CKB token, and Polkadot’s DOT token might potentially be classified as financial securities, or at least there’s a fair chance they could. The CRC’s initial report on these digital assets was released in… Read More

May 31, 2020 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase has confirmed that on June 8, 2020, it will begin taking inbound transfers of Maker (MKR) to Coinbase Pro, the platform for professional digital asset traders. The exchange operator said that users may start trading MKR via Coinbase “on or… Read More

May 29, 2020 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is focused on providing more ways for users to earn financial rewards by simply holding digital assets. Coinbase recently introduced Tezos (XTZ) staking rewards for its US-based customers. The exchange will now be offering this option to its UK clients… Read More

May 27, 2020 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase announced on Wednesday it is set to acquire Tagomi, a U.S.-based institutional crypto brokerage platform. Coinbase revealed that the acquisition will cap off a period of strong institutional focus for its platform. “We’re at an inflection point in the industry, with some of… Read More

May 24, 2020 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase began supporting trading with OmiseGo (OMG) on May 21, 2020. The OMG token price surged 200% in only 15 minutes after the listing, however, it then crashed immediately. OMG is trading at $1.88 at the time of writing, down 5.44%… Read More

May 23, 2020 @ 2:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Custody, the digital asset custody solutions offered by San Francisco-based exchange Coinbase, has introduced staking for blockchain interoperability platform Cosmos’ ATOM tokens. Coinbase Custody was reportedly the first digital asset custodian to provide staking and “active governance” for cryptocurrencies residing in cold wallets (offline… Read More

May 22, 2020 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Last week it was reported that JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), one of the largest banks in the world and the doyenne of Wall Street big banks, is providing banking services to both Coinbase and Gemini. More specifically, JPMorgan is providing cash management services like wire transfers,… Read More

May 21, 2020 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph M. Otting will step down from the office on May 29, 2020, according to a release posted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).  Current OCC First Deputy and Chief Operating Officer Brian P. Brooks will take… Read More

May 21, 2020 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brian Armstrong, CEO at San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase, noted on May 20, 2020 that the firm would be moving to a remote-first policy, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This means that most Coinbase employees will be able to work remotely from home. Armstrong confirmed… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uniswap, a widely-used non-custodial digital asset exchange, has revealed that the second version of the decentralized protocol has now been launched. The developers of Uniswap had noted in March 2020 that they would be releasing the second iteration of the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol. Uniswap’s… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, may serve as a gateway for investors to consider buying other digital assets or “altcoins” (alternative coins). According to research conducted by San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase, 60% of first-time virtual currency investors purchase Bitcoin at first. However, only 24%… Read More

May 12, 2020 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a report in WSJ.com, JPMorgan is now offering banking services to two well known digital asset exchanges – Coinbase and Gemini. Typically, digital asset exchanges have been shunned by big banks as compliance officers have viewed the risk as too large fearing the… Read More

May 8, 2020 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based TokenAnalyst, an enterprise-grade provider of data and tools to help users understand and access blockchains and trade digital assets, is reportedly planning to shut down its services. A few members of the TokenAnalyst team will be joining the San Francisco-based crypto exchange  Coinbase. Established… Read More

April 30, 2020 @ 9:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent analysis of the top 10,000 Ethereum (ETH) wallet addresses suggests that the world’s second-largest digital asset (by market cap and overall adoption) could potentially see its value increase significantly in the foreseeable future. This, as the blockchain network prepares to transition from proof-of-work… Read More

April 25, 2020 @ 7:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto asset exchange Coinbase has introduced its own price oracle in order to further enhance the resiliency of the price feed process. An oracle is a price feed offered by a third-party. It provides real-world financial data to a decentralized network. Nearly all… Read More

April 20, 2020 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase has reportedly appointment former Head of Digital at Barclays, Brett Tejpaul as its new Head of Institutional Coverage. According to Coinbase, Tejpaul spent 17 years in global leadership roles in both the UK and U.S., including Global Head of Sales (across all… Read More

April 19, 2020 @ 10:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase announced on Friday its Coinbase Custody is launching support for Compound Governance, the related COMP token, and cTokens (cETH, cZRX, cUSDC, cBAT, cDAI). Coinbase reported that Coinbase Custody is currently the only custody provider and the only in-app voting experience for Compound…. Read More

April 17, 2020 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase announced on Thursday it has launched a reward section in its mobile app. This news comes just days after Coinbase it has made several improvements to how customers may send and receive cryptocurrency through its platform and mobile app. According to Coinbase,… Read More

April 8, 2020 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase announced on Tuesday it has made several improvements to how customers may send and receive cryptocurrency  The platform reported that currently millions of customers already send and receive funds through its services, but with the changes, the process is claimed to be… Read More

April 4, 2020 @ 10:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The questions surrounding whether certain crypto assets qualify as financial securities is becoming increasingly important within the blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) sector. There are now several entities within the digital asset sector that are focusing on bringing greater understanding to this pressing issue…. Read More