Coinbase

Coinbase, founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam, is a widely recognized cryptocurrency exchange that offers a platform for buying, selling, and storing digital currencies. It's known for its strong emphasis on regulatory compliance and security, making it a popular choice among both novice and experienced crypto investors. Coinbase supports a variety of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin, and provides additional services like a digital wallet and educational resources for users.


Finance

Coinbase Wants Coders to Help With Its Crypto Regulation Proposal

A GitHub repository went live Thursday in a bid to make open source a proposed framework to U.S. officials.

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Policy

Coinbase Proposes US Create New Regulator to Oversee Crypto

The Digital Asset Policy Proposal suggests Congress pass legislation to define how digital assets are overseen.

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Finance

Coinbase Jumps After Sign-Up Numbers for NFT Marketplace Revealed

The crypto exchange had more than 1.35 million sign-ups for its waiting list, four times the number of OpenSea users, according to an analyst’s note.

Coinbase signage in New York on the day of the crypto exchange's direct listing debut. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase Rated Underperform in New Coverage on Lack of ‘Crypto Innovation’

Autonomous Research gave COIN a $160 price target in contrast to the much more bullish estimates from other firms.

Coinbase signage in New York on the day of the crypto exchange's direct listing debut. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Videos

Coinbase Prime Now Supports Stacking for STX

Coinbase Prime, crypto exchange Coinbase's trading platform serving institutional investors, is now introducing a way to passively earn bitcoin using the stacking feature of STX, the token used by the bitcoin-focused Stacks ecosystem. Brittany Laughlin, executive director of The Stacks Foundation, explains how Stacks works and its connection to bitcoin, the Coinbase partnership, MiamiCoin, and the broader crypto industry.

Recent Videos

Videos

Coinbase and Binance Move to Diversify, Stablecoins Under Scrutiny

Coinbase announces NFT platform. Binance launches US$1 billion growth fund. Stablecoins are under greater scrutiny. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Finance

Coinbase Has Received the Third-Most Complaints Among Digital Wallet Firms

A report by a prominent consumer advocacy group reviewed complaints filed to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a four-year period.

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Finance

Coinbase Follows FTX.US Into NFT Trading

The exchange’s marketplace will support Ethereum-based NFTs and comes a day after the release of an NFT marketplace from rival exchange FTX.US.

A mockup of a Coinbase NFT profile page. (Coinbase)

Videos

Paradigm, Led by Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam, Looking to Raise $1.5B Fund

Paradigm, the cryptocurrency venture capital firm led by Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, is looking to raise a $1.5 billion fund for startup investments. "The Hash" team discusses the possible outlook for what could be one of the largest crypto-focused funds in the world of venture capital. 

Recent Videos

Finance

Coinbase Likely to Top Q3 Trading, Revenue Estimates on Bitcoin Volatility: Oppenheimer

There is an 18% potential upside to trading volume and an 11% upside to total revenue estimates, an analyst wrote Tuesday night.

Coinbase signage in New York on the day of the crypto exchange's direct listing debut. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)