Layer 2 networks have witnessed massive activity this year, even as their native tokens slumped amidst intense volatility across the broader market. These solutions have witnessed relatively steady activity since the beginning of the year. However, the latest analysis by IntoTheBlock revealed that Base continues to be the primary attraction for new capital. Investors Flock...Read More
Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange and its CEO, Brian Armstrong, are facing a new lawsuit from a group of plaintiffs from California and Florida alleging that they were deceived into purchasing unregistered securities. This is not the first of Coinbase’s legal hurdles following the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit from mid-2023. Lawsuit Alleges Coinbase...Read More
Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange, has released its Q1 2024 earnings report, posting a total revenue of $1.6 billion, a 72% increase quarter on quarter. The performance has been driven by the rising crypto asset prices and the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. which further improved inflows into the market. Coinbase...Read More
The largest American cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has added support for the Lightning Network on its platform to enable faster and cheaper payments. According to a blog post, the Lightning Network integration on Coinbase will reduce the cost of sending bitcoin (BTC) globally by 20x compared to the 2% charged on United States credit card transactions...Read More
A miner wallet from the early years of the cryptocurrency market has awoken from a long slumber, moving its assets to a centralized exchange. According to a tweet by Lookonchain, the wallet moved 50 BTC worth over $3.28 million to the crypto exchange Coinbase in the early hours of the Asian trading session. Miner Wallet...Read More
On April 12, Coinbase’s legal counsel filed a brief asking the court’s permission to seek an interlocutory appeal in its case. The controlling question was whether an “investment contract” requires something contractual. Coinbase believes it does, whereas the SEC disagrees. An interlocutory appeal occurs when a ruling by a trial court is appealed while other...Read More
Coinbase’s Layer 2 network – Base – has been dominating the L2 landscape. March has been particularly lucrative for the scaling solution gaining significant traction as a result of increased meme coin frenzy as well as airdrops in recent weeks. With approximately 890,000 daily active addresses, Base has yet again taken the lead, indicating a significant...Read More
Amidst a market-wide correction, Coinbase experienced its second-largest Bitcoin outflow this week, with two massive withdrawals of 16,800 BTC and 17,000 BTC, respectively. Typically, when assets depart from centralized crypto exchanges like Coinbase, it indicates a bullish sentiment as it restricts the immediate selling pressure on those coins. Inflows to crypto exchanges, on the other...Read More
Ark Invest has sold 74,291 Coinbase shares, valued at $20.8 million, across three exchange-traded funds, per their latest trade filing on Monday. This sale comes following the firm’s sale of over $100 million worth of Coinbase shares last week when the price of COIN reached new yearly highs. Ark Invest Sells Coinbase Shares Ark Invest...Read More
Base, Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain initiative for reducing Ethereum transaction fees, seems to be witnessing massive demands of increased network activity. As a result, its TVL also rose sharply, hitting a new milestone, surpassing $2 billion this week. One of the major reasons for the surge in activity of Base was the activation of the Dencun...Read More
All eyes are on the upcoming Bitcoin halving scheduled for mid-April 2024, which will reduce the rewards granted to miners for validating transactions by half. This will mark the fourth occurrence of a halving event in Bitcoin’s history. Although the market is currently experiencing a downturn, Bitcoin has seen significant growth of more than 150%...Read More
The derivatives arm of the largest American cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, intends to launch futures trading contracts for Dogecoin DOGE), Litecoin (LTC), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) by April 1, 2024. According to several letters filed with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) earlier this month, Coinbase Derivatives will launch monthly cash-settled and margin futures...Read More
Dogecoin has emerged as one of the top-performing assets amidst market recovery from significant volatility last weekend. Trading at $0.164, the eighth-largest crypto by market capitalization, has extended its monthly gains to nearly 96%. Coinciding with this surge, the number of transactions by DOGE whales has hit a new milestone. Dogecoin Whales Make a Splash...Read More
In the past few days, Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen from its newly recorded highs to levels not seen in a week, triggering millions in liquidations. Analysts have revealed that the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index flashed a bearish signal before BTC slumped. According to an analysis by CryptoQuant, the Coinbase Premium Index dipped below 0.05 some...Read More
Paul Grewal, the Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase, has come forward to criticize a letter written by two U.S. senators urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to impose stricter regulations on Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and refrain from approving any further cryptocurrency ETF applications. In a March 15 X thread, he challenges the assertions of...Read More
Coinbase announced on Tuesday its intention to raise $1 billion through a convertible bond offering available exclusively to qualified institutional buyers. The company intends to use the proceeds from this offering for various corporate purposes, including debt repayment and general operational expenses. Debt Repayment and Strategic Hedging The notes, maturing on April 1, 2030, will...Read More
ARK Invest, the investment management firm led by Cathie Wood, recently divested 580,000 Coinbase (COIN) shares. The transaction, valued at $149.85 million based on Friday’s closing price, underscores the company’s strategic investment decisions. Second-Largest Offload Since 2023 This sale represents ARK’s second-largest weekly offload of COIN shares since July 2023. The previous record was set...Read More
A recent Coinbase report notes that the perceived value of numerous AI tokens has been overstated, leading to concerns regarding their sustainability. David Han, a research analyst at Coinbase, highlighted the recent price surges observed in these tokens may be driven more by hype than genuine utility or usage. Surge in AI-Related Crypto Projects Raises...Read More
Coinbase has had a great run recently, topped off with a great Q4 2023 roundup in which the platform announced that it had beaten analyst predictions and was well on track to recovery from crypto winter. However, a technical glitch – which was reportedly caused by high traffic – recently struck the exchange, causing the...Read More
Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said that the platform was beginning to function normally after experiencing a technical glitch, causing users to see zero balances on their accounts. The issue has been attributed to an increase in traffic after the price of Bitcoin briefly touched around $64,000 before retracing. Zero Balances on Coinbase Earlier on Feb....Read More
Coinbase is advocating for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve the listing of the Grayscale Ethereum Trust for trading. In a letter submitted in response to a proposed rule change by NYSE Arca, Coinbase expressed strong support for the listing and trading of Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) shares as an Ethereum Exchange-Traded Fund...Read More
On Feb. 20, the company’s CEO Brian Armstrong reported that Coinbase International Exchange continues to grow, hitting $1 billion in daily volume for the first time. The exchange, which is based in Bermuda, offers crypto perpetual futures trading to professional non-US traders. It was set up outside of the United States due to the ongoing...Read More
In spite of the fact that Coinbase has always been one of the most well-known trading platforms, business within the past few years hasn’t been much easier for them than lesser-known exchanges. Between crypto winter, an ongoing lawsuit, the need for personnel reductions, and the other expenses of running a business, Coinbase has suffered business...Read More
Representatives from crypto giants Coinbase and Circle have urged the U.S. government to crack down on non-compliant international digital asset firms – some of which include their biggest competitors. Grant Rabenn, Legal Director of Financial Crimes at Coinbase, told Congress on Thursday that criminals are seeking out “offshore platforms” to avoid anti-money laundering rules enforced...Read More
JPMorgan has boosted its outlook on Coinbase stock (COIN) from “underweight” to “neutral” after following a better-than-expected crypto market rally to kick off the year. In a research report shared with CryptoPotato, the bank’s analysts argued that Bitcoin has experienced “meaningful price appreciation” after the launch of Bitcoin spot ETFs last month. JPMorgan’s Revised Coinbase...Read More
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., believes American households could have saved approximately $74 billion in credit card transaction fees in 2022 if they used blockchain technology. In Coinbase’s latest State of Crypto Report, the exchange outlined the frustrations of the current financial system, ranging from high costs to delays and difficult access,...Read More
New research by the cybersecurity reporters at 404 Media has uncovered a new tool named OnlyFakes that reliably generates fake IDs capable of bypassing KYC providers’ checks with relative ease. The fake documents can be generated with or without a background, which would suggest it is a picture that was just taken by a user...Read More
Crypto industry leaders are pillorying a new U.S. government report claiming that digital assets can help criminals flout federal sanctions law. In a blog post from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) last Tuesday, authors asserted that foreign states working against American interests – including Iran and North Korea – “are using digital assets to...Read More
The first round of oral arguments between Coinbase and U.S. regulators during their major legal war has come to a close. The result? No immediate rulings – but the judge overseeing the case found herself impressed with Coinbase’s understanding of the issues and technologies at hand. Coinbase VS SEC on Staking Judge Katherine Polk Failla...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are currently following a pattern similar to previous years, during which their prices surged by 500% and 1,000%, respectively, according to the latest research report by Coinbase Research and Glassnode. The observation draws parallels between the ongoing crypto market cycle and the period from 2018 to 2022, characterized by substantial...Read More
