Category: Coinbase
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Coinbase Pro Launches Crypto Trading Support Using British Pounds (GBP)
With public adoption on the rise, cryptocurrency trading is expanding across the globe. On Sept. 7, Coinbase Pro will launch cryptocurrency trading support for its U.K.-based customers. Crypto Trading Pairs for GBP Introduced Coinbase Pro will introduce Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) trading support using British pounds (GBP), according…
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‘Blockchain Isn’t Going Away’: Graduates Flock to Crypto Courses, Citing Better Career Opportunities
Setting the groundwork for an explosive growth period, millennials are swiftly taking cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related courses, with over 42 percent of the top 50 universities offering “at least one” course about the two domains. Formal Cryptocurrency Education in High Demand Coinbase, the world’s ninth largest crypto-exchange by daily traded volume, partnered with data analytics firm…
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Where, What and How: Everything You Should Know About Buying Your First Cryptocurrency
If you already own bitcoin, this article’s not for you – though you’d probably have appreciated it when you were first starting out. This one goes out to anyone who’s yet to dip a toe into the world of cryptocurrency, but is seriously considering it. Over the course of this guide, you’ll discover the best…
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Coinbase: 42% of World’s Best Universities Offer Crypto Courses
The ecosystem’s largest bank and quasi-exchange, Coinbase, commissioned a survey about higher education (students and faculty) attitudes toward crypto and blockchain. They found over 40% of leading universities around the world offer at least one course in blockchain or crypto, and 25% of all students, regardless of major, said they would consider taking classes in…
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Researchers Find Discrepancies With Top Exchange Volumes
This month the Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) published a research report that claims quite a few of the top cryptocurrency exchanges are overstating their trade volumes or participating in wash trades. BTI explains that out of 130 of the top cryptocurrency trading platforms researched, the organization estimates that every 24-hours over $6B worth of digital…
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Coinbase Hits 500 Employee Mark, Shrimpy Adds Portfolio ‘Rebalancing’ to Coinbase Pro
On the heels of declaring Coinbase a “cryptocurrency company” instead of a tech/finance firm, Natalie McGrath, head of people and operations, revealed that the startup reached 500 employees, Aug. 24. Coinbase Hits 500 Employee Mark In a tweet, McGrath stated the company has hired more than 500 employees, indicating the fast growth of the self-stylized…
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The Daily: Binance Launches Incubator, Coinbase Adds Info on Top 50 Cryptos
In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief we cover stories about Binance exchange launching an incubator program meant to help the development of crypto startups and Coinbase adding educational information on the top fifty cryptocurrencies for its users. Also Read: Bitcoin-Themed Hostel Opens in Scenic Brazilian Town of Paraty Binance Launches Incubator Program Binance has…
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Login with Coinbase: Can the Crypto Giant Protect User Privacy?
As hundreds of blockchain startups piece together the humble beginnings of an industry, it would be easy to entertain the notion that things will stay this way forever–disjointed, but decentralized. The rise of giants like Coinbase, however, may soon put the manifestation of decentralization to its biggest test yet. Bitcoin’s meteoric rise last year caught…
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An In-Depth Conversation With Coinbase Engineer Josh Ellithorpe
There’s been a lot going on within the crypto-ecosystem and this week news.Bitcoin.com chatted with Josh Ellithorpe, Senior Software Engineer at Coinbase. Ellithorpe explains to our readers how he got into bitcoin and about when he eventually joined the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency firm about a year and a half ago. The software developer is also…
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Regulations Round-Up: 21-Year-Old Arrested, Coinbase Files for Patent
In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency regulations, Alibaba and Tencent are collaborating with Chinese authorities to monitor and prevent peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading via their respective mobile payments platforms, a 21-year-old has been indicted for operating an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange, and Coinbase has filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a mechanism designed to…