Coinbase is operating important infrastructure for the economy during these trying times. I wanted to share a few updates on how we are keeping employees safe and ensuring that we are serving our customers. We’ve published our internal planning and comms around COVID19 here in case it is helpful for other companies. Supporting our employees...Read More
By Mike Co and Shawn Dejbakhsh TLDR: Although Bitcoin has recently sold off alongside the S&P 500, based on historical data, recent positive correlation may be temporary. From an Economist article dated Nov. 18th, 2007, just prior to the Financial Crisis: “INSTITUTIONAL investors have been looking for ‘uncorrelated’ assets ever since the equity bear market...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
By Kevin Britz At Astro Wallet, which was recently acquired by Coinbase, we spent the better part of the last two years researching economic abstraction in various forms. We’d like to share our findings with the greater blockchain industry in the hope that this may serve as a guide to solve many of the UX issues...Read More
In the Bitcoin community, there are many who want financial privacy. Then there are others who seek to uproot privacy to profit off from the pseudonymous transactions executed on the Bitcoin blockchai The post Bitcoin Conundrum: scalability, privacy and surveillance appeared first on AMBCrypto. The post appeared first on AMBCryptoRead More
Warren Buffett has been a long-time critic of Bitcoin, with the investment mogul, in a recent interview with CNBC, reiterating his view on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by highlighting that he be The post Buffett’s Bitcoin comments elicit backlash from the crypto-community appeared first on AMBCrypto. The post appeared first on AMBCryptoRead 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
Last weekend, the world’s Ethereum fanatics, developers, founders, and companies descended on Denver, Colorado to discuss developments regarding their favorite blockchain. The event they were attending was ETH Denver, a hackathon and convention for all things Ethereum. While the premise of the event was centered around the second-largest blockchain (by its native cryptocurrency’s market capitalization),...Read More
The Cardano network update scheduled for 20 February will be an enhanced consensus mechanism, Ouroboros BFT. A median step between the current Byron era and Shelley, the network upgrade allows staking feature on Cardano’s mainnet. Binance announced support for the upgrade and noted that no new token will be created during this. It added: “Deposits...Read More
Transparency, as well as privacy, are two crucial pillars that need to be respected during times of distress. With almost 1,770 fatalities in China, over 70,000 total cases reported, at press time, China has turned to blockchain-based solutions to not only fight the crisis. In the latest development, blockchain technology has been aiding the Chinese...Read More
There have been a lot of narratives spun around Bitcoin’s upcoming halving, which is slated to happen sometime in May 2020. For example, Galaxy Digital CEO, Mike Novogratz, in a recent interview noted that BTC had the potential to reach and even surpass its all-time highs of $20,000 by May’s block reward halving. Litecoin’s creator...Read More
Ohio is one of the United States’ most pro-Bitcoin states, with the state often taking the lead with regard to crypto-friendly regulations. In fact, it was the first U.S state to accept cryptocurrency for tax payments in the United States. Additionally, Ohio state officials like Josh Mandel and Warren Davidson have often come out in...Read More
Facebook‘s cryptocurrency Libra shows no signs of launching this year and there have been plenty of speculations regarding its fate, ever since the start of 2020. However, discussions around the launch of Libra did initiate a lot of other conversations in the crypto-space as well, like the role and impact of Central Bank Digital Currencies...Read More
Brazil has been very active in the cryptocurrency scene for a long time now. In fact, not only does Brazil rank among the top 5 in the list of countries with the most cryptocurrency holders, but it is also seventh on the list of countries with the highest number of crypto-exchanges. However, the Brazilian government...Read More
Switzerland has been at the forefront of crypto-advancement for a long time now. As a result, many bankers in the country have started to see Bitcoin as a natural fit for their country’s financial and banking sector. On a recent podcast, Phil Dettwiler, Head of Custody Storage and Transaction Banking at SEBA Bank AG, stated...Read More
Discussions around Facebook‘s Libra seem to have dialed down a bit lately. However, all the attention that was once given to Libra seems to have extended to Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) now. A recent research report had revealed that at least 18 central banks are currently developing digital currencies. In fact, China’s central bank...Read More
Turkey has become a crypto-hotspot lately and this is no longer a secret. The hyperinflation of the nation’s fiat currency, the news around the digital lira, and the freezing of millions of bank accounts in 2019 have all contributed to this narrative. In fact, the Turkish government had also listed blockchain adoption as part of...Read More
Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) is pushing the government to bring regulations for digital currencies, according to a recent report. In a Senate hearing on Feb 10, Jean-Paul Servais, chairman of FSMA, urged lawmakers to establish a legal framework for the sale, purchase, and use of virtual currencies and all related financial products....Read More
UK government is in-between talks of tightening cryptocurrency regulations for some time now. Recently, a UK based start-up, DAG Global, has applied to become the country’s first bank for cryptocurrency businesses despite regulatory caution, according to a report. The digital banking platform said it would resubmit its application for a banking license next month with...Read More
China, with its central bank digital currency, dubbed, ‘DCEP‘ is advancing its development toward replacing coins, banknotes, and other money equivalents. China had recently implemented a law on January 1st, 2020 that aimed to govern password management, as part of its plans for DCEP’s release. While rumors regarding the development of a Chinese CBDC gained traction...Read More
Decentralized finance [DeFi] has continued to gain steam in the past couple of months. The latest milestone includes surpassing $1 billion Total Value Locked [TVL]. Source: Binance Research | Monthly unique users in Ethereum DeFi in 2019 Interestingly, Ethereum’s use in DeFi continues to expand since most of the decentralized financial ecosystem, so far, is...Read More
Bitcoin’s surge past the $10,000 mark is, according to many observers, an expected bull run before the halving event slated for later in the year. With Bitcoin’s halving, the scarcity of the king coin is going to increase dramatically and may cement its position as a significant competitor to gold. In a recent Tales from...Read More
Litecoin and other altcoins are certainly experiencing an altcoin rally, however, it’d be premature to call this an ‘alt season’. As for Litecoin [LTC], it has surged by a whopping 105% in just 37 days, pushing its price from $38 to $78. The market cap of Litecoin has doubled from $2.5 billion to $5 billion....Read More
Earlier this month on Twitter, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posed the question of whether transactions using CBDCs, such as the one recently proposed by China, would be cryptographically provable. Important tech question about these CBDCs that are starting to pop up (CC @mg0314a): will transactions be cryptographically provable? That is, if I send you...Read More
Cardano has been taking leaps and bounds with respect to developments on its network. From establishing many strategic partnerships at Davos WEF 2020 to opening up new avenues in a bid to bring about commercialization in the ecosystem, Cardano is on a roll. As revealed by IOHK CEO and Co-founder Charles Hoskinson in an interview...Read More
Binance’s CZ aka Changpeng Zhao made quite a few announcements in his first AMA for 2020. The AMA revolved around Binance DEX which runs on the Binance Chain. Among other updates, CZ also spoke about listing fees for projects on DEX, fees that are said to start at a whopping $100,000. Binance Chain Binance has...Read More
By Mike Co What gives money value? Today, the value of a dollar is not directly tied to the value of any other asset. Not so long ago, money was directly pegged to gold. Until 1971, one ounce of gold was redeemable at a fixed value of thirty five dollars in the U.S. Yet for...Read More
The Australian government has released its national blockchain roadmap, one that aims to revolutionize the country’s blockchain industry. The roadmap talks about the opportunities that blockchain technology could unleash across sectors from supply chains and logistics to agriculture, with finance and banking being priority sectors. The national blockchain roadmap read, “Blockchain technology is predicted to...Read More
Lightning Labs, the developer of the Lightning Network, recently tweeted that the company is announcing a $10 million Series A funding round, while also launching the beta of the Lightning Loop, a paid app for merchants to use the Lightning Network [LN] for faster transactions. Commenting on the move, Co-founder and CEO of Lightning Labs, Elizabeth...Read More
Over the years, breaching attacks in the cryptocurrency industry has made headlines. Even established platforms had their security compromised at the hands of malicious attackers. But with the rising trend of hacks and compromises, there has been substantial development towards curbing these activities too. Kraken’s recent revelation of a vulnerability in Trezor hardware wallets posed...Read More
