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.


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Staking Has Been a Major Liquidity Sink for ETH: Coinbase Institutional

A new research report from Coinbase Institutional reveals that staking has been a major liquidity sink for ether (ETH). Analysts note that the 3 month circulating supply of ETH has not meaningfully increased, despite the surge in price since Q4 of last year. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Finance

Coinbase Upgraded to Neutral From Underperform at Bank of America on Positive Crypto Market Dynamics

The current macro backdrop has been positive for crypto market cap growth and trading volumes, the report said.

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Finance

Coinbase Shares Sink 9% on Report CME to Consider Listing Spot Bitcoin

The stock was the second worst performing among crypto stocks on Thursday.

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Markets

CME Looks to Take On Binance and Coinbase, Could Launch Spot Bitcoin Trading: Report

The CME is already the top bitcoin futures exchange by open interest, while the offshore, non-regulated Binance dominates the spot market.

A pedestrian passes a sign outside the building which houses the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Policy

Coinbase to Target Australia's Self-Managed Pension Funds: Bloomberg

“We are working on an offering to service those clients really well on a one-off basis — to have them trade with us and stay with us," a Coinbase official said.

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Tornado Cash's Alexey Pertsev Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison; Meme Coins Rally

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev was sentenced to 64 months in prison after being found guilty of money laundering by a Dutch judge. Plus, meme coins rally following GameStop's surge, and Coinbase resumes operation after major outage.

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Finance

Coinbase Resumes Operations After 3-Hour Outage

Some users may still be experiencing a "degraded" service, the exchange said.

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Policy

SEC Rebuts Coinbase's Attempt to Get Appeals Court to Answer Key Crypto Question

The exchange wants an appeal court to rule on whether conventional securities rules apply to crypto. Coinbase hopes they don't.

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Policy

Stand With Crypto Sets Up Election War Chest, Backs Candidates Seeking Open Seats

Stand With Crypto – an advocacy group started by Coinbase last year – will start gathering cash from more than 400,000 members to give to favored congressional candidates.

Stand With Crypto Chief Strategist Nick Carr (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase's Blowout First Quarter; Could Hong Kong ETFs See $1B AUM by 2024 End?

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including the blowout first quarter of Coinbase where the crypto exchange reported net income of $1.2 billion. Plus, Kraken's indices provider predicts that spot ETF products in Hong Kong will reach $1 billion in AUM by the end of 2024. And, Jack Dorsey's Block doubles down on bitcoin.

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