Category: Coinbase
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Texas State Securities Board Uncovers Three New Crypto and ICO Scams
The Texas State Securities Board issued three emergency cease and desist orders Tuesday, Sept. 18, to shut down a Russian cryptocurrency scam, charge DigitalBank and two principals for threatening immediate and irreparable harm to the public, and charge a forex and Bitcoin trader of guaranteeing false ROIs, respectively. Russian Crypto Organization Faces Cyberfraud Charges According…
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Economist: 2020 Will be Worse Than 2008 Recession, Institutions Will Favor Bitcoin
Nouriel Roubini, a well-recognized economist and a professor at Stern School, believes a financial crash worse than the 2008 recession will hit US markets by 2020, which may lead institutional investors to commit to crypto as an alternative store of value and asset class. On Project Syndicate, Roubini outlined 10 major factors that will fuel…
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Exchanges Round-Up: Coinbase to Hire 130, EF Hutton Backs Acex Exchange
In cryptocurrency exchange news, Coinbase plans to hire 130 additional staff at its New York office by the end of 2019, a recently announced exchange which will be backed EF Hutton has declared that it will launch before January 2019, and Digifinex has announced that it will replace its USDT pairings for TUSD. Also Read: Growing…
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Bitmain’s $50M ‘Permissionless Ventures’ First Project: BCH Dev Con
Cryptocurrency mining hardware giant, Bitmain, is sponsoring a Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hackathon in the United States — San Francisco, to be exact. For the China-based company, BCH Dev Con is the first project financed by its $50 million fund, Permissionless Ventures (PV). Also read: Mt. Gox Victims Must Take Claims to Tokyo, Not US, Judge…
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High Profile Cryptocurrency Firms Hope to Influence US Law
A group of cryptocurrency luminaries and businesses have announced the formation of a US lobbying entity based in Washington known as the Blockchain Association. The creation of the political solicitation group was initiated by firms such as Circle, Coinbase, Polychain Capital, and the Digital Currency Group. Also read: With Bitcoin Cash, A Namibian Conservationist Hopes To…
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Crypto Flirts With Stock Market: Robinhood Prepares to Go Public, Coinbase CEO Hints Toward Possible IPO
The cryptocurrency market is currently in the midst of a major sell-off, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and virtually all altcoins plummeting in value. The loss of over $40 billion from the cumulative cryptocurrency market cap over the last week hasn’t deterred some of the largest companies in the blockchain industry from looking toward the future, however,…
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The Daily: Robinhood Aiming for IPO, Dodgers to Give Away Crypto Tokens
In today’s edition of The Daily we cover news about trading app Robinhood aiming for an IPO, MLB team Dodgers giving away a collectible token to fans at an upcoming game, which crypto ventures are among the most sought-after startups in the US, and Coinbase’s big aspirations for the future. Also Read: Alleged BTC-e Operator’s…
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The Daily: Coinbase Explores Crypto ETF, Changelly Verifies Monero Traders
US exchange Coinbase is reportedly exploring possibilities to create a cryptocurrency ETF and we’ve covered the details in The Daily. Also, Bittrex announces fiat pairs for cardano and zcash, Changelly admits requesting KYC documents from clients trading privacy coins like XMR, and Monero developers find another bug. Also read: EU Urged for Common Crypto Rules,…
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A Brave New Browser: Is BAT Coinbase’s Next Add?
Earlier this week, Brendan Eich, co-founder and CEO of Brave Software, unveiled the latest stats on his fledgling browser, Brave. Latest @Brave stats: 4M users (MAU), 21K verified channels, 26K publisher accounts. We will step on gas w/ brave-core + BAT on mobile this fall, get past 5M easily by EOY, >= 12M next, adding…
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Coinbase Explores Launching a Crypto ETF, Consults With BlackRock
Cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been long-awaited by the crypto community as a catalyst for incoming institutional capital. According to a report by Business Insider, Coinbase is seeking to launch a cryptocurrency ETF. Coinbase Explores Crypto ETF San Francisco-based startup Coinbase is exploring the launch of a cryptocurrency ETF and has sought advice from the…