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.


Markets

Coinbase Divides Wall Street Analysts After Earnings Miss, Deribit Takeover

The crypto exchange's broadening product suite and dominant U.S. market position set it up well for the long term, many analysts said.

Coinbase. (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase Stock Falls After Earnings Disappoints Wall Street on Market Volatility

The crypto exchange cited a drop in crypto prices as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policy and macroeconomic uncertainty as the reason behind the weak quarter.

Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange app on smartphone (Chesnot/Getty Images)

Markets

Coinbase's $2.9B Deribit Deal a 'Legitimate Threat' for Peers, Wall Street Analysts Say

The acquisition makes Coinbase the largest crypto derivatives platform and a credible rival to Binance.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sits for a portrait in their San Francisco headquarters. (Christie Hemm Klok/Getty Images)

Finance

In $2.9B Deal, Coinbase Agrees to Buy Deribit to Expand in U.S. Crypto Options Market

The deal includes $700 million in cash and 11 million shares of Coinbase Class A common stock.

Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase Earnings Pain Likely as Retail Activity Slumps, Wall Street Analysts Warn

Barclays, JPMorgan, Compass Point and Oppenheimer all cut their first-quarter forecasts last month, citing weaker crypto trading.

Coinbase. (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Markets

Movement Labs Suspends Rushi Manche Amid Coinbase Delisting, Token-Dumping Scandal

Movement Labs cites 'ongoing events' as the reason for suspension.

(Rushi Manche/Danny Nelson)

Policy

Coinbase Leaps Into Supreme Court Case in Defense of User Data Going to IRS

The U.S. crypto exchange filed a brief in a longstanding privacy battle over records the tax agency sought on customers' crypto transactions.

Coinbase appeared again in the U.S. Supreme Court to make a case on arbitration. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

Coinbase’s Base Network Achieves ‘Stage 1’ Status, Reducing Centralization Risk

The move means that Base will now have a security council which will help approve certain network upgrades if needed.

Jesse Pollak (courtesy Winni Wintermeyer/Coinbase)

Markets

Coinbase Targeting 4%-8% Returns With New Bitcoin Yield Fund

The Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund opens for business on May 1 and promises returns initially from basis trading, with lending and options strategies to be used in the future, according to launch partner Aspen Digital.

Coinbase. (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Finance

Coinbase Introduces Free Conversion for PayPal's PYUSD as Stablecoin Competition Intensifies

The partnership is another sign of stablecoin issuers jockeying for market share as regulation in the U.S. is advancing.

PayPal's headquarters (Shutterstock)