Brian Armstrong


Finance

Coinbase Has Words for the SEC. Is It Listening?

The crypto exchange says a surprise legal warning came after months of transparency about its lending plans.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 09:  (L-R) Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Gary Gensler, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew share a moment during a Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) meeting December 9, 2013 at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC. Members of FSOC met to discuss cybersecurity and receive a presentation from the Office of Financial Research on financial market developments.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rallies Ahead of $50K Resistance

Bitcoin rallied after Coinbase announced it will add crypto to its balance sheet.

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Markets

Tesla's Musk Urges Lawmakers Weighing Infrastructure Bill's Tax Provision Not to Pick Crypto 'Winners or Losers'

The car company's CEO responded via Twitter to a thread by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, who has been critical of the tax provision and a late amendment to it.

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Markets

Fed's Powell May Have Met With Coinbase CEO in May

Brian Armstrong is listed on the central bank's calendar, public records show.

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Markets

CEO Brian Armstrong Flags Self-Custody, DeFi Access as Coinbase Priorities

He said the exchange will be adding assets more quickly and creating a crypto app store, among other steps.

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Videos

Coinbase’s Latest Move into Media Includes ‘Fact Checking’

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong writes that Coinbase would be launching a fact-checking section on its company blog. “The Hash” panel discusses whether Coinbase’s media ambitions are propaganda or a real attempt at creating “decentralized” information.

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Markets

Coinbase CEO Armstrong Lobbies US Lawmakers as Crypto Scrutiny Ramps Up

Armstrong said he visited Capitol Hill to network and help answer questions about crypto.

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Videos

Coinbase CEO Sold $291.8M in Shares on Opening Day

According to SEC filings, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sold nearly $292M worth of shares on opening day, less than 2% of his overall holdings. Incorrect rumors that Armstrong and other Coinbase insiders sold larger stakes spooked the markets. Is this something to worry about, or is it just how public listings work?

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Markets

Coinbase CEO Sold $291.8M in Shares on Opening Day

The amount represents roughly 1.5% of his holdings.

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Policy

What Coinbase’s Rise Says to the World

Coinbase's listing on Nasdaq sends a powerful signal of legitimacy to the U.S. crypto community, as well as to the crypto-curious in the traditional financial sector.

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