Category: Coinbase

As Analytics And Privacy Efforts Clash, Which Path Will Bitcoin Take?

This article originally appeared in our Weekly Bits newsletter. If you want our news and analysis before anyone else, make sure you subscribe now! Two pieces of Bitcoin news this week seemed to point toward conflicting trends that are central to this era of the technology. As Bitcoin becomes more popular, regulators are seeking ways…

July 16, 2020
Twitter Hack Takes Down Joe Biden, Elon Musk Accounts in Widespread Bitcoin Scam Attack

Hackers pumping a crypto giveaway scam appear to have compromised the Twitter accounts of leading exchanges, individuals and at least one news org.

July 15, 2020
Crypto Long & Short: Dogecoin, Market Manipulation and the Downside of a Coinbase IPO

Noelle Acheson explains how the dogecoin rise exemplifies the creative destruction underway in markets, and what a potential Coinbase listing could mean for the development of crypto.

July 12, 2020
Coinbase Open Sources Technical Standard to Streamline Token Listings

Coinbase published an open-source technical standard designed to streamline its token listing process by making it easy for blockchains to share important data with the exchange’s platform.

June 17, 2020
Market Wrap: Stocks Rally on Possible Stimulus but Bitcoin Is Flat at $9.5K

Equities are winning while bitcoin traders experience a dip in crypto volumes.

June 16, 2020
Cryptos on Coinbase’s New Exploratory List See Prices Jump 17% on Average

Most of the cryptocurrencies on Coinbase’s new exploratory list saw their prices jump between 8% and 25% within a few hours.

June 10, 2020
Yes, You Can Use An IRA For Bitcoin Investing

This is a promoted article. For many, the value proposition of Bitcoin is easy to understand, especially in relation to more traditional investments. Bitcoin has a programmatically fixed supply, it exists outside of any central entity’s control and can be considered truly borderless. But the “how” of bitcoin investment can be a little more daunting.…

June 8, 2020
Retail Investors Branch to Altcoins: ‘60% of Coinbase Customers Start With Bitcoin, Only 24% Stick Exclusively’

On May 13, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase published a report that shows digital currency investors are investing in alternative cryptocurrencies despite bitcoin’s 67% market dominance. Data from Coinbase shows that customers with at least five crypto purchases, roughly 60% of them buy bitcoin first but only 24% remain exclusively loyal to the digital…

May 19, 2020
More Than $220M in Bitcoin Withdrawn from Crypto Exchanges Since the Halving

In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a great number of BTC withdrawn from cryptocurrency trading platforms and after the third BTC halving, the trend has picked up once again. Data from Glassnode’s Bitcoin Exchange Net-Flow statistics show that close to 24,000 BTC has been withdrawn since May 11. Additionally, statistics from Bituniverse’s exchange reserve data indicate…

May 13, 2020
Market Wrap: Some Miners Face an Uncertain Future Despite Rising Bitcoin Price

A slowly rising bitcoin price might not help some miners run profitable operations now that the halving is in the past.

May 13, 2020