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Coinbase will pay users 4% interest on USDC holdings
29.6.2021
The announced yields represent the exchange increasing interest for USDC holders by more than 2,500% since it was lowered significantly last June
Coinbase Approved to Enter German Cryptocurrency Market
29.6.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has obtained approval from Germany’s financial regulator, Bafin, to provide cryptocurrency trading and custody services. Coinbase Germany will launch in the coming weeks. Coinbase, a Nasdaq-listed company, announced Monday that it has secured a cryptocurrency...
Germany’s financial watchdog approves crypto custody license for Coinbase
28.6.2021
Since January 2020, all crypto firms operating in the German market have required BaFin approval
Internet Computer (ICP) logs revenge recovery after crashing 95% since launch
28.6.2021
The long-awaited rebound came as the community accused the Internet Computer team of dumping $6 billion worth of ICP tokens
Despite BTC’s Price Drop, Bitcoin Held on Exchanges Is 28% Lower Than Last Year
27.6.2021
While the price of bitcoin is more than 40% lower than it was 90 days ago on March 29, the number of bitcoin held on exchanges has also been reduced. Last year on the same day in June, 2.79 million bitcoin was retained on crypto trading platforms and a year later roughly 28.67% of the […]
Crypto Travel Rule Working Group Launches 2.0 Protocol ‘Solving the Discoverability Problem’
26.6.2021
Just before the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published the organization’s 12-month review, a working group called the Travel Rule Protocol (TRP) released its 2.0 version of the TRP crypto application programming interface (API) in order to “simplify the end-user crypto exchange...
Major Auction House Christie’s Accepts Bitcoin for Painting Worth Estimated $6 Million
26.6.2021
British auction house Christie’s will accept bitcoin and ether for a painting worth an estimated $6 million. The digital wallet used to pay for the painting must be held at one of the approved custodians, such as Coinbase, Fidelity, Gemini, or Paxos. Paying for Paintings With Bitcoin...
Cryptocurrency Firms Face a Talent Shortage as the Space Grows Crowded
26.6.2021
Cryptocurrency companies and exchanges are currently facing significant hurdles when recruiting talent. This is because the crypto space is growing at an alarming rate. Traditional finance companies entering the scene seem to be making the talent squeeze even more dire. There are hundreds...
SEC Delays Robinhood IPO Over Questions Concerning the Company’s Crypto Business: Report
26.6.2021
Robinhood Markets Inc., the American financial services company headquartered in Menlo Park, California, has seen its initial public offering (IPO) delayed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a report citing “people familiar with the matter” the SEC...
Cathie Wood Bought the Dip: Ark Invest Purchases One Million GBTC Shares
24.6.2021
Cathie Wood, the founder of Ark Invest, bought the dip this Tuesday when Bitcoin prices tumbled below $30K. According to reports, Ark acquired more than one million shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Fund. The company also bought more Coinbase shares. Wood has a positive stance on crypto and keeps...
Coinbase unveils 'Solidify' tool to auto-audit smart contracts and DeFi clones
24.6.2021
Coinbase has unveiled a new smart contract analyzing tool dubbed “Solidify” to audit Ethereum smart contracts and DeFi clones
Coinbase Enters Japanese Market After Completing Registration With Financial Watchdog
24.6.2021
The move paves the way for Coinbase to begin offering five major cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and ether
McAfee's Extradition, Wood's Crypto Shopping, Coinbase In Japan + More News
23.6.2021
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Spain’s National Court has approved the extradition of detained antivirus software...
Coinbase Approved to Enter Japanese Cryptocurrency Market
23.6.2021
Coinbase is now registered as a cryptocurrency exchange to operate in Japan. The Japanese financial regulator has approved Coinbase to trade five cryptocurrencies. Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), announced last week that it has registered Coinbase as...
Sotheby’s to Accept Crypto for Rare 100-Carat Diamond in Upcoming Auction
21.6.2021
“The most ancient and emblematic denominator of value can now, for the first time, be purchased using humanity’s newest universal currency.”
Coinbase-backed Securitize secures $48M in Series B funding
21.6.2021
Morgan Stanley Tactical Value and Blockchain Capital have led a funding round for Securitize
Crypto IRA integrates Coinbase Custody as trade volumes top $1.5B
17.6.2021
Coinbase Custody will be used to further secure the cryptocurrency holdings of iTrustCapital clients
Flexa AMP cryptocurrency hits new highs on Coinbase listing — Up 1,700% in 2021
17.6.2021
The payment system's in-house token passes $0.11 as partner Shopify plans to reach out to Facebook and Google merchants
Defi Derivatives Exchange Dydx Raises $65 Million – Project Plans to ‘Launch a Mobile Application’
16.6.2021
The decentralized exchange (dex) Dydx announced the organization has raised $65 million in a Series C funding round led by Paradigm. The Dydx announcement notes that the additional capital will be leveraged to “significantly improve liquidity” on the dex platform “through...
Shiba Inu and Chiliz jump 33% and 26% on Coinbase Pro listings
16.6.2021
Memes and fan tokens were the order of the day after a Coinbase Pro listing sent SHIB and CHZ to significant gains