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Finance

‘Beer With Bill Murray’ NFT Sells for $185K in ETH at Charity Auction

The NFT sold on Coinbase's NFT marketplace prompted a bidding war Wednesday in an effort to raise money for charity.

Bill Murray's charity auction sparked a bidding war (Coinbase)

Finance

Coinbase Gets Hold-Equivalent Rating From Barclays on Crypto Regulatory Risk

The headwinds are set to continue for the exchange, says the investment bank.

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Policy

US Congressman Wants Consumer-Protection Answers From Agencies, Crypto Firms

A subcommittee chairman from the House Oversight Committee sent letters to Binance, Coinbase and other firms questioning them on how they guard against fraud.

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images)

Videos

Coinbase Launches Voter Registration Tool Ahead of US Midterm Elections

Crypto exchange Coinbase has launched a new crypto policy education initiative including a voter registration tool ahead of the upcoming U.S. midterm elections in November. "The Hash" discusses how this might shape the future of crypto policy in the U.S. regulatory environment.

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Finance

Coinbase Pledges to ‘Evaluate’ Forked Ethereum Tokens in Update to ‘Merge’ Policy

The crypto exchange is changing its tune – slightly – on its planned response to Ethereum’s biggest tech upgrade.

The Ethereum Merge could cast a long shadow if stakeholders decide to fork. (Sunbeam Photography/Unsplash)

Finance

Binance, FTX Among Crypto Players in Hunt to Buy Voyager Digital Assets as Coinbase Backs Out: Sources

Crypto lender Voyager’s collapse into bankruptcy was a milestone in this year’s crypto market crisis. Now, some of the industry’s biggest players are trying to buy its assets.

Voyager Digital CEO Steve Ehrlich gives a thumbs-up at Bitcoin Miami in April of 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase Wants You to Register to Vote (for Pro-Crypto Candidates)

The U.S.-based exchange’s newly launched crypto policy education initiative includes a voter registration tool.

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Tech

Crypto Exchange Coinbase to Offer Liquid Staking Token Before Ethereum Merge

The Coinbase Wrapped Staked ETH (cbETH) will have several uses, including selling and transferring staked ETH as well as using it as collateral in DeFi protocols.

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Videos

Coinbase CEO Addresses Crypto Winter Concerns; RBI Governor Says Central Bank’s Warnings Pushed People to Avoid Crypto

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong admits crypto winter has been tough on the crypto exchange, calling it a “little painful.” The Reserve Bank of India’s governor says he’s glad the central bank sounded the alarm about crypto, suggesting this spared many investors the pain of losses during the market downturn.

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