Coinbase

Exchanges

Online Lender SoFi to Launch Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading Next Week

The millennial-focused SoFi will offer trading in bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin next Tuesday and source its liquidity from Coinbase.

Business  ·  25 September 2019
Coinbase

Coinbase Considers Listing Telegram, Polkadot Cryptocurrencies Among Others

Some of the coins under consideration, such as Telegram, are not yet live.

Markets  ·  19 September 2019
DeFi

Coinbase to Invest $2 Million USDC in DeFi Protocols Compound and dYdX

Coinbase is launching a new effort to grow the DeFi ecosystem, starting with USDC investments in Compound and dYdX.

Markets  ·  10 September 2019
Coinbase

Coinbase Hires Ex-COO of Nerdwallet to Succeed Emilie Choi in VP Role

Coinbase hired Dan Yoo, a veteran of LinkedIn and Nerdwallet, as its new VP of business and data, replacing Emilie Choi, now the exchange’s COO.

Business  ·  10 September 2019
Coinbase

Coinbase Study Says 56% of Top 50 Universities Have Crypto Classes

Compared to last year, twice as many university students, or 18 percent, partook in a crypto or blockchain class.

Markets  ·  28 August 2019
Coinbase

Libra Association’s Crypto Members Remain Unfazed by Regulatory Backlash

Despite government scrutiny, crypto firms in the Libra Association say they're committed to the project.

Markets  ·  27 August 2019
Coinbase

Coinbase Now Allows You to Access Dapps on Desktop Browsers

Coinbase Wallet saves users from installing browser extensions, moving private keys across devices, to administer their wallet funds on desktop browsers.

Markets  ·  22 August 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase Reveals Password Glitch Affecting 3,500 Customers

The rare bug impacted roughly .01 percent of the exchange's 30 million customers, Coinbase revealed Friday.

Markets  ·  16 August 2019
Coinbase

Crypto Exchange Coinbase Acquires Xapo’s Institutional Custody Business

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired the institutional business of cryptocurrency wallet and custody solution provider Xapo.

Markets  ·  16 August 2019
Coinbase

Coinbase Is Using an Ethereum Upgrade to Help Merchants Accept USDC

Coinbase Commerce is putting ethereum's latest systemwide upgrade, Constantinople, to the test.

Markets  ·  14 August 2019
Coinbase

Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan Joins DeFi Blockchain Project Findora

Balaji Srinivasan, the former CTO of Coinbase, has joined Findora as a strategic adviser, as has Dan Boneh, head of Stanford's Cryptography Group.

Business  ·  14 August 2019
Coinbase

Barclays Is No Longer Banking Coinbase

Barclays is no longer banking Coinbase, resulting in delayed fiat withdrawals and deposits for the crypto exchange's U.K. users.

Business  ·  14 August 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase Backs $4.3 Million Raise for New Crypto Derivatives Exchange

Blade, a crypto derivatives exchange that hasn't yet launched, has already won backing from major investors including Coinbase.

Business  ·  13 August 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase UK Dropping Support for Cryptocurrency Zcash

The U.K. arm of Coinbase appears to be dropping support for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency zcash.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 August 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase Sets Out How It Foiled a ‘Sophisticated’ Hacking Attack

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has detailed how it was targeted by, and foiled, "a sophisticated, highly targeted, thought out attack."

Policy & regulation  ·  9 August 2019