Category: Coinbase

Coinbase Hires Former AWS and Microsoft Employee Tim Wagner as New VP of Engineering

Coinbase hires former AWS and Microsoft talent as new VP of engineering, aiming to create the “most open, secure, and accessible financial system”

August 7, 2018
The Daily: Coinbase Returns to Wyoming, Robinhood Crypto Reaches Iowa and Georgia

In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief, we cover the return of Coinbase to Wyoming, the expansion of Robinhood Crypto to Iowa and Georgia, a lawsuit against an exchange for failing to give a user his BCH plus a cybersecurity research that finds cryptocurrency exchanges experienced a massive surge of user data leaks. Also Read:…

August 7, 2018
Ethereum Classic Tops $2 Billion to Set New 2018 Price High

The price of ether classic, the cryptocurrency that powers ethereum classic, is on the rise at press time amid news of major exchange listings.

August 6, 2018
House Judiciary Chair Bob Goodlatte Owns as Much as $80,000 in Bitcoin: Report

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), the chair of the House Judiciary Committee is set to become the first member of Congress to disclose his bitcoin holdings, Sludge reports. According to a June 18 memo issued by the House Ethics Committee, lawmakers were required to reveal any digital token holdings above $1,000 publicly. The lawmakers were instructed…

August 6, 2018
Coinbase Taps Amazon Web Services Vet as Engineering VP

Coinbase has hired Amazon Web Services general manager Tim Wagner as its new vice president of engineering.

August 6, 2018
Coinbase Returns to Wyoming after Three-Year Hiatus

Cryptocurrency exchange giant Coinbase has finally reopened its services in Wyoming, a move that comes after the state successfully passed a handful of bills designed to create a favorable climate for the blockchain industry. The San Francisco-based Coinbase announced in a blog post that it has renewed its state-level money transmitter license, enabling it to…

August 6, 2018
Ethereum Classic Becomes the 6th Cryptocurrency Listed on Robinhood Crypto

Stock trading app Robinhood has made ethereum classic (ETC) the sixth cryptocurrency listed on its recently-launched crypto trading platform. The $5.6 billion firm unveiled support for ethereum classic on Monday, providing investors in eligible U.S. states with the ability to hold ETC in their portfolios alongside their traditional equities investments. Robinhood has been rolling out…

August 6, 2018
Robinhood Adds Ethereum Classic to Crypto Trading App

Robinhood announced Monday that its customers can now invest in ethereum classic (ETC), just a day before Coinbase adds the option too.

August 6, 2018
Coinbase Returns to Wyoming After Successfully Renewing Money Transmitter License

U.S. crypto exchange and wallet provider Coinbase has been given the green light from regulators to resume its services to residents of Wyoming

August 6, 2018
Coinbase Seeks Online Merchant Crypto Adoption by the Millions

Adoption news keeps flowing this week, from Wall Street to Australia, and now San Francisco. The United States largest cryptocurrency bank, Coinbase, announced it is expanding its commerce section to include Woo Commerce via a plugin downloadable from Github. It could be just what more online merchants need to get comfortable with cryptocurrency. Also read:…

August 5, 2018