During the bloodbath that plagued financial markets on Monday, Cathie Wood’s investment management firm Ark Invest loaded up on shares of the largest American cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, ending months of selling the stock. According to a tweet from Ark Invest outlining its trade activity for August 5, the company purchased 93,797 Coinbase shares (COIN) worth...Read More
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a New York court to reject Coinbase’s subpoena, which seeks to compel the agency to produce documents related to crypto assets. The SEC described them as covering “essentially all documents that in any way relate to crypto assets.” SEC Opposes Coinbase’s Subpoena Request The motion filed on...Read More
Coinbase reported a total revenue of $1.449 billion for the second quarter, surpassing the market consensus estimate of $1.396 billion. However, this figure represents an 11% decrease from the first quarter, partly attributed to falling consumer transaction revenues. Coinbase Q2 Revenue Drops 29% Coinbase’s Q2 consumer transaction revenues fell 29% to $665 million, down from...Read More
Coinbase’s UK unit – CB Payments Limited (CBPL) – was fined $4.5 million by the UK financial regulatory agency, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), for repeatedly violating a requirement that barred the firm from providing services to high-risk customers. While CBPL itself does not handle crypto transactions for customers, it serves as a “gateway” for...Read More
Coinbase-incubated Layer 2 network – Base – is seeing a significant surge in daily activity thereby suggesting growing interest and adoption amidst an improved sentiment in the broader market. The Base mainnet also saw a recovery in its TVL after nearly two weeks of slump. Base Layer 2 Growth Over the past week, Base has...Read More
The Coinbase premium turned positive in early July after a period of concern following a dip in mid-May According to research from Kaiko, this could hint at a resurgence of institutional interest in Bitcoin. Renewed Institutional Interest The Coinbase premium, which measures the difference between hourly bitcoin prices on Coinbase’s BTC-USD pair and Binance’s BTC-USDT...Read More
The upcoming United States elections scheduled for November could mark a significant turning point for the American crypto industry due to candidates’ opposing views on digital assets. Crypto exchange Coinbase believes crypto voters will make a big difference in the election’s key races, especially the presidential contest. The Effect on Battleground States According to a...Read More
In a July 11 hearing, Judge Katherine Polk Failla expressed skepticism about Coinbase’s efforts to subpoena SEC Chair Gary Gensler in the ongoing SEC case against the cryptocurrency exchange. As detailed by Inner City Press, the hearing showcased Coinbase’s persistent efforts to acquire Gensler’s communications, including statements made before he became SEC Chair in 2021....Read More
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has chosen Coinbase Prime to securely store and trading of its “Class 1” digital assets. Coinbase Prime, a leading institutional platform offered by Coinbase, was selected following a rigorous evaluation process conducted by the USMS. “Class 1” Digital Assets The USMS assessed multiple solutions before opting for Coinbase based on...Read More
The largest United States cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has filed lawsuits against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for failing to comply with information requests in closed crypto cases. According to filings at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Coinbase seeks to compel the SEC...Read More
The Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has overtaken its rival, the U.S.-based Coinbase, to become the second-largest digital asset trading platform after Binance. According to a press release citing a report from crypto analytics platform Kaiko, Bybit’s market share has surged from 8% to 16% since October 2023, while Coinbase’s share increased by 1% over the...Read More
Coinbase Ethereum layer-2 network Base has clinched a new record in terms of the number of daily active users on decentralized exchanges (DEX), reaching 270,000 on June 17th. Compared to the previous day, the figure jumped by approximately 9%. Uniswap Dominates Base With 85% User Share According to data compiled by Dune Analytics, with the...Read More
In a report released earlier this week, Coinbase expressed concerns over the declining crypto talent in the US amidst the ongoing increase in general corporate interest. The largest US exchange highlighted the need for regulatory clarity around the crypto realm to keep the talent within the country. Declining Developer Talent in the US Coinbase notes...Read More
Coinbase saw the largest Ethereum outflow of the year, totaling over 336,000 ETH, worth more than $1 billion on June 12th. This marks the fifth instance in 2024 where over 150,000 ETH has been pulled from the crypto exchange in a single day. It is still unknown as to who is behind such a massive transfer...Read More
On June 5, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong reported that one million people have joined ‘Stand With Crypto’ as advocates for the industry, adding, “That’s a lot of voters!” He continued to state that 600,000 of these advocates joined after a Whitehouse veto threat, “and thousands mobilized around the back-to-back historic, bipartisan wins in the House...Read More
In a shift within the cryptocurrency exchange landscape, HTX has surpassed Coinbase in spot trading volumes for the first time. This milestone was announced by Justin Sun, the founder of the TRON blockchain and a global advisor for HTX, via a post on the social media platform X on May 27. Sun Declares it’s ‘Just...Read More
Prominent US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced the launch of a new initiative called ‘Tech Against Scams’ along with industry leaders Meta, Ripple, Gemini, Kraken, Match Group, and GASO. This coalition aims to tackle online fraud and financial schemes while simultaneously protecting and educating users, highlighting that scams are a tech-wide issue, not restricted to social...Read More
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a unanimous decision against Coinbase Inc. (COIN), addressing an arbitration dispute that emerged from the cryptocurrency exchange’s 2021 Dogecoin (DOGE) sweepstakes. The 9-0 ruling clarified that a court must determine which legal agreement holds precedence when parties are governed by multiple contracts. Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court’s Authority...Read More
Ondo Finance, a platform dedicated to tokenizing real-world assets (RWA) and backed by Pantera Capital, witnessed a surge in the value of its Ondo Finance (ONDO) token. The coin soared nearly 20%, reaching an all-time high of $1.15 on May 24, 2024. This milestone was perhaps largely driven by Coinbase’s addition of ONDO to its...Read More
Coinbase became arguably the most important crypto player in the US this year as numerous ETF providers, including BlackRock, chose the platform to serve as custodian to their Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Adding the overall bull run for the entire market resulted in positive price movements for its shares, which jumped to over $250 earlier this...Read More
Crypto is now a partisan issue in the United States, and there’s a clear reason as to why, according to a former Coinbase executive. Author and entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan argued this weekend that digital assets appeal to “American conservatives” and “Chinese Liberals” – demographics that generally aren’t represented by the Democratic party. Crypto Versus Rich...Read More
Coinbase’s Layer 2 network – Base – has witnessed a resurgence of user activity. Franklin Templeton’s latest analysis revealed that Base has received significant traction from SocialFi applications such as Friend.Tech. Friend.Tech’s model, which financializes social interactions, has drawn attention, particularly with the launch of its version 2 platform and the airdrop of its FRIEND...Read More
Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest has yet again slashed its holdings in Coinbase (COIN). The company sold 70,616 shares of Coinbase, totaling $15.1 million, spread across three of its exchange-traded funds on May 7th. The move came despite the positive first-quarter earnings report from the exchange, which showed higher revenue than expected and a record high...Read More
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
