Earlier today, Coinbase Custody announced that they are looking into adding support for new digital assets. The move to support more coins comes as part of a broader plan to launch new features and demonstrate that Coinbase Custody is an innovative place for institutions to store their crypto assets across new geographies. Coinbase Custody stated...Read More
We are continuing to explore the addition of custody support for new assets for customers around the world. Coinbase Custody is one of the world’s largest and most trusted crypto custodians. Since its inception, it has focused on providing a highly secure and sophisticated storage solution for institutions and individuals that hold large crypto holdings....Read More
Coinbase Custody now supports Filecoin (FIL). As announced in April, we are proud to continue adding support for the assets our clients care about. Adding at-launch support for Filecoin is another step toward achieving Coinbase’s mission to create an open financial system for the world. Filecoin is a decentralized storage network and marketplace designed to...Read More
By Surojit Chatterjee, Chief Product Officer Today we are announcing that Greg Tusar is joining Coinbase as VP of Institutional Products. Greg joins us as part of our recently announced acquisition of Tagomi, a company he co-founded and where he went on to serve as chief technology officer. Greg brings more than three decades of...Read More
Today we’re proud to announce that 21Shares AG has chosen Coinbase Custody to store its digital assets for its Bitcoin ETP. 21Shares AG is listing its 21Shares Bitcoin ETP (ISIN: CH0454664001 — WKN A2T64E) on the Deutsche Börse’s Xetra electronic venue on Thursday July 2nd 2020. Coinbase Custody will serve as custodian for the underlying...Read More
On Monday, June 22, transfer COMP into your Coinbase Pro account ahead of trading. Support for COMP will be available in all Coinbase’s supported jurisdictions, with the exception of New York State. Per previous launches, transfers will open during business hours, Pacific time. On Monday, June 22, we will begin accepting inbound transfers of COMP to...Read More
Today we’re welcoming FTX, one of the world’s most exciting cryptocurrency derivatives and spot exchanges, to Coinbase Custody International (CCI). As the primary custodian for FTX, Coinbase Custody will be responsible for the storage of its ERC-20 exchange token, $FTT. FTX selected Coinbase Custody International after reviewing our battle-tested storage solution which includes world-class security, regulatory...Read More
Coinbase Custody clients now have the ability to use their Cosmos assets to earn rewards through staking without having to put their funds at risk. By Bryce Ferguson, Product Manager, Coinbase Custody Coinbase Custody was the first crypto custodian to offer staking and active governance for digital assets held in safe, offline storage. This means that our...Read More
Coinbase Custody to support Celo Gold (cGLD), Filecoin (FIL), Keep Network (KEEP), NEAR Protocol (NEAR) & Polkadot (DOT) With over 300 clients and having topped more than $8 billion in crypto assets stored, Coinbase Custody is the world’s largest and most trusted institutional crypto custodian. Started in 2018, Coinbase Custody offers clients access to the secure,...Read More
The next phase of our institutional strategy Capping off a period of product focus, today we welcome our Head of Institutional Coverage, Brett Tejpaul By Emilie Choi, Chief Operating Officer Over the past 12 months, Coinbase has been laser focused on building out the types of features and services that our institutional customers need. Since the...Read More
Coinbase Custody is launching support for Compound Governance, further enabling the decentralized finance ecosystem. By Bryce Ferguson, Product Manager, Coinbase Custody In tandem with Compound’s launch of its governance protocols, today Coinbase Custody is announcing support for Compound Governance, the related COMP token, and cTokens (cETH, cZRX, cUSDC, cBAT, cDAI). Coinbase Custody is currently the only...Read More
By Luke Youngblood Introduction Since our launch in 2018, Coinbase Custody has been driving innovation on behalf of our clients, who increasingly want to participate in the networks that they have invested in. These new forms of network participation extend beyond providing the most secure and trusted digital asset custody available, and include activities like...Read More
Given “shelter in place” orders issued around the U.S. as a result of COVID-19, we wanted to keep you updated on information about our response to this development as well as the security and accessibility of your assets over the next few weeks. To read about the broader actions being taken by Coinbase, see a...Read More
Around the Block: Analysis on the bZx Attack, DeFi Vulnerabilities, The State of Debit Cards in Crypto, and Other Crypto News Coinbase Around the Block sheds light on key issues in the crypto space. In this edition, we analyze the bZx attack, uncover some of DeFi’s vulnerabilities, and discuss the state of debit cards in crypto....Read More
Now available to all clients, this update makes Coinbase Custody simpler and easier to use. By Allen Osgood, product manager, Coinbase Custody It’s been a busy month at Coinbase Custody. This week we launched a completely refreshed product experience with a brand new interface, we upgraded our read-only API endpoints, and we started paying for client network...Read More
By Andrei Anisimov, Engineering Manager, Coinbase Custody Being an engineer at Coinbase Custody means solving challenging problems at the intersection of security, reliability, and user experience. Coinbase’s security-first culture mandates that all trade-offs be made in favor of security. This approach is taken to the next level at Custody. After all, security is the main reason...Read More
These two certifications highlight the procedures and security we have in place to provide a world-class custodial platform. Since its founding in 2012, Coinbase has prided itself on “building trust through compliance.” This ethos impacts everything we do and each service we provide. From being awarded one of the first New York Bitlicenses in 2017,...Read More
Coinbase Custody will now offer its institutional-grade crypto asset storage to clients through Europe via a regional base of operations in Dublin, Ireland. Today we’re announcing the launch of Coinbase Custody International, Ltd. Based in Dublin, Ireland, the new entity will offer the same industry-leading crypto asset storage that has made Coinbase Custody the world’s...Read More
Crypto sector has been waiting for the launch of Bitcoin futures trading platform Bakkt for a long time now. This should happen finally at September 23. Within 48 hours after the big reveal, Bitcoin surged by 10 percent. Owner of the New York Stock Exchange, International Exchange, will finally start offering futures contracts paid out...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has completed the acquisition of Xapo’s custody business in a deal reportedly worth $55 million. Coinbase announced this acquisition on August 15, 2019, noting that the acquisition will help prop up Coinbase Custody, which has over $7 billion worth of assets stored for more than 120 clients. Xapo is a Hong Kong-based...Read More
