Category: Coinbase
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Coinbase Card will allow UK in-store payments using Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin
Coinbase, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges based in the United States, has announced the launch of the Coinbase Card. The Visa debit card will enable Coinbase’s customers based in the UK to “spend crypto as effortlessly as the money in their bank.” Visa and Coinbase Bring Cryptocurrency Payments to the Masses Digital coins being…
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Coinbase CEO shares select growth metrics, suggests whole crypto industry is growing
Brian Armstrong shared a series of tweets indicating that multiple divisions of Coinbase were growing, including its Commerce, Earn, and Wallet services. He also suggests that the growth isn’t limited to Coinbase, either, suggesting the entire industry has been growing through the crypto winter. Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, recently released “unaudited” charts of some…
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U.S. is Falling Behind in Crypto Exchange Volume: Regulation to Blame?
Despite being home to the NYSE and NASDAQ, which comfortably lead the rest of the planet in terms of exchange volumes, the U.S. has conceded its initial crypto exchange leadership position to Asia. While exchanges like Poloniex once recorded the highest volumes, a new breed of hard-driving Asian exchanges such as Binance and Huobi now…
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Did a 20,000 BTC order push bitcoin’s price to $5000?
Yesterday, bitcoin’s price hit 5-month highs over the course of an hour—surging from $4,200 to $5,000. Was a 20,000 BTC order, worth approximately $100 million, the catalyst that triggered bitcoin’s breakout? Bitcoin’s Sudden Price Jump Yesterday at 21:30 PT, bitcoin suddenly accelerated from $4,200 to $5,000 within 50 minutes. The sudden jump in price was…
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Huge green candle pushes bitcoin from $4200 to $5000 in minutes, BTC up 15% over past 24 hours
Within the last week, bitcoin has seen strong upward price movement, rising by 19 percent. However, much of that increase was within the last hour, with a massive amount of purchasing activity pushing the price of BTC from $4,190 to $5,000 on Coinbase Pro, a 19 percent jump. Within the last hour, several large green candles…
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Interest-Paying Crypto Accounts Are This Year’s Leading Trend
2019 has witnessed a Cambrian explosion of crypto interest schemes. Previously, the only way to make a passive income on your cryptocurrency was through hodling and hoping it would rise in dollar terms, or to operate a masternode for a dubious altcoin. Today’s investors have it a whole lot easier thanks to a string of…
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Institutional Investors Can Earn Interest on Tezos Through Coinbase Custody
Previously, institutional investors did not stake their cryptocurrency or participate in governance because of the need to use crypto-custodians. Coinbase Custody is changing that with support for Tezos staking and MakerDAO governance for its institutional clients. On Mar. 29th, Coinbase announced support for Tezos (XTZ) baking, the protocol’s equivalent to proof-of-stake staking. “We’re proud to…
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Coinbase Custody Unveils New Cold Storage Cryptocurrency Trades
Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the US, announced that its Coinbase Custody service is now directly integrated with the company’s newly launched OTC desk. Custody clients will be able to complete trades directly from cold storage, the company said in its release, adding that it was a service many of its users…
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In the Daily: Exchange to List STOs, Crypto Tax Tool for Accountants, Coinbase Updates
In this edition of The Daily we cover a regulated exchange that is starting to list security tokens, a new tool for accountants serving cryptocurrency users, and Coinbase linking its platform and wallet app in addition to adding XLM trading on Coinbase Pro. Also Read: Survey: 70% of Cryptocurrency Owners Rarely Use It for Payments…