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Circle Partners With Cross River Bank, Handful of US ‘Crypto-Friendly’ Banks Remain; Okcoin Suspends USD Deposits
13.3.2023
Circle Financial, the issuer of the stablecoin USDC, is partnering with Cross River Bank after its former settlement partner, Signature Bank, was closed by New York regulators, according to a statement from CEO Jeremy Allaire. “The 1:1 redeemability of all USDC in circulation is of paramount...
Coinbase disables trading for BUSD
13.3.2023
Coinbase assured users that their BUSD funds will remain accessible and that they will still be able to withdraw funds at any time
Coinbase Officially Suspends Binance USD Stablecoin Trading
13.3.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) has delisted the Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin, according to a tweet on Monday
Coinbase and Circle cite FDIC to ensure fund recovery
13.3.2023
Signature Bank and then Silicon Valley Bank, the traditional banking system, is experiencing one of the worst hit crises that have left customers wondering if they will ever get their funds back. For now, Coinbase has responded, saying that its users will get the funds back from Signature Bank...
Coinbase Confirms $240 Million Corporate Cash Balance with Signature Bank Amid Lender Closure
13.3.2023
Major crypto exchange Coinbase stated that it has millions in corporate cash balance with the shuttered Signature Bank.
According to a March 13 Twitter thread, as of the close of business on Friday, March 10, Coinbase had "an approximately $240m balance in corporate cash" at Signature.
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Fed starts ‘stealth QE’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
13.3.2023
Bitcoin and crypto react bullishly to news that the Fed is providing liquidity again in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank failing and Signature Bank being closed
Euler Finance hacked for over $195M in a flash loan attack
13.3.2023
Euler Finance became the victim of a flash loan attack where the exploiter managed to drain hundreds of millions worth of decentralized stablecoins and synthetic ERC-20 tokens
Coinbase CEO ponders banking features after Silicon Valley Bank crisis
13.3.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the exchange has previously considered adding features to become a neo-bank of sorts
Coinbase, Celsius and Paxos disclose funds in Signature Bank
13.3.2023
The crypto-friendly Signature Bank was a key partner for many crypto firms, some which have been voluntarily disclosing their exposure to the recently closed firm
USDC Volatility Lifts Bitcoin's Coinbase Premium to 3-Year High
12.3.2023
Coinbase premium is usually taken to represent stronger buying pressure from stateside investors. But that's not the case this time
USDC Dominated Trading Volume on Decentralized Exchanges Amidst Depegging Incident
12.3.2023
On Saturday, several centralized crypto trading platforms and payment processors stopped USDC auto conversions. However, USDC experienced a significant trading volume on decentralized exchange (dex) platforms such as Uniswap, Curve, and Pancakeswap. Uniswap alone recorded $10.13 billion in trades...
USDC Stablecoin Depegging Causes Concern Among Crypto Advocates, 5 Other Stablecoins Slip Below Parity
11.3.2023
On Saturday, March 11, 2023, crypto advocates are concerned as a few stablecoin assets have depegged from their $1 parity. The second-largest stablecoin USDC, issued by Circle Financial, fell below $0.90, reaching a low of $0.877 per coin. Additionally, around five other stablecoins have dropped...
Ethereum layer-2 solutions may focus less on token incentives in the future
11.3.2023
Token incentive models may become obsolete as layer-2 networks focus on ease of functionality and low fees, but how will this impact decentralization?
Coinbase reiterates that staking services will continue, despite SEC crackdown
11.3.2023
Despite the SEC looking to crackdown on supposed unregistered securities offerings via staking rewards programs, Coinbase has outlined that its services will continue
Coinbase Pauses Conversions Between USDC and U.S. Dollars as Banking Crisis Roils Crypto
11.3.2023
Circle's USDC stablecoin was hit by the shutdown of Silicon Valley Bank, one of its key banking partners
Cathie Wood's ARK Purchases Over 350K Coinbase Shares in Biggest Buy of 2023
10.3.2023
ARK now owns 9.9 million COIN shares, worth $575 million which is around 3.8% of Coinbase's market cap
Coinbase still a buy for Cathie Wood: ARK buys its biggest batch of COIN in 2023
10.3.2023
Amid the crypto market facing another wave of panic, Cathie Wood’s ARKK keeps bagging record amounts of Coinbase stock this year
Ether Hits Two-Month Low Under $1.4K as Coinbase Premium Index Dwindles
10.3.2023
The decline comes as New York Attorney General referred to ETH as security in its lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin
Today in Crypto: Swift Sees ‘Clear Potential and Value’ in CBDCs, Whitehat Hackers Interested in Ethereum & Solana, Safeheron Says Multisig Wallets & Dapps are Vulnerable, Gate.io Plans Visa Crypto Debit Card
9.3.2023
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Coinbase Launches Wallet-as-a-Service to Bring Millions to Web3
9.3.2023
On March 8, Coinbase announced the launch of its Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) product. The WaaS product aims to “bring the next hundred million consumers into Web3 through a seamless wallet-onboarding experience.” The Coinbase WaaS offers wallet infrastructure application programming...