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Bitcoin News Roundup for May 27, 2020
27.5.2020
While the yuan weakens against the U.S. dollar, Coinbase makes an acquisition to grow its institutional trading infrastructure. It's another episode of CoinDesk's the Markets Daily podcast
Coinbase Acquires a New Tool For Buyers of 'USD 100M of Bitcoin'
27.5.2020
Source: a screenshot, Instagram/Coinbase
In an attempt to attract more institutional traders, major crypto exchange Coinbase agreed to acquire another major player in the crypto industry, Tagomi, a New York-based crypto brokerage.
Terms of the acquisition, that is pending regulatory approval...
This Time It’s Official: Coinbase to Acquire Crypto Brokerage Tagomi
27.5.2020
Coinbase is acquiring the prime cryptocurrency brokerage Tagomi as part of its evolving strategy for institutional investors
Coinbase Buys Tagomi as ‘Foundation’ of Institutional Trading Arm
27.5.2020
Crypto exchange Coinbase is finally acquiring Tagomi, a prime brokerage platform specializing in digital asset trading for institutional clients
Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Raises $2.5M From Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures
26.5.2020
India's largest crypto exchange, CoinDCX, has secured a $2.5 million strategic investment led by Polychain Capital with support from Coinbase Ventures
Coinbase to Custody FTX’s Exchange Token
24.5.2020
Coinbase will provide custody and insurance for FTX’s exchange token
‘Coinbase Listings’ Return: 200% OmiseGo Pump and Dump Raises Eyebrows
23.5.2020
The launch of support for OmiseGo sees an 80% trading premium, a sudden price breakout and renewed accusations of insider trading
Coinbase CEO Suggests Dodging ‘Mean, Snarky’ Media
22.5.2020
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is one of many crypto executives who prefers writing a blog to answering questions from mainstream journalists
Blockchain Intelligence Firm Wants to Prove Tim Draper Wrong on DeFi
21.5.2020
Blockchain intelligence firm asserts that stablecoins are not a replacement of the dollar, instead they present a censorship resistance alternative to fiat
Former Coinbase Lawyer Becomes Head of Major US Bank Regulator Next Week
21.5.2020
Brooks steps up to run the office after only seven weeks as deputy at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Coinbase Will Allow Employees to Work Remotely After Lockdown
21.5.2020
Coinbase will transition to a permanent “remote-first” future after the quarantine is over
Keeping Enemies Close: JPMorgan Servicing Crypto Firms Opens a New Frontier
20.5.2020
Despite JPM’s boss being tough on crypto, the bank takes on two regulated exchanges as clients in what some are calling a “game-changer.”
1300% Increase In BitcoinAbuse Reports in April Led by Sextortion
20.5.2020
There was a 1,300% increase in the number of Bitcoin extortion cases reported to BitcoinAbuse.com in April versus March, with sextortion leading the charge
'The Tables Have Turned' Binance Exec Says of JPMorgan's Support for Crypto Firms
20.5.2020
Catherine Coley, CEO of Binance.US, says that traditional finance now recognizes that crypto involves “real assets and real customers with real business models.”
A Former Coinbase Lawyer Is About to Become Acting Head of US Bank Regulator
20.5.2020
Brian Brooks, a former Coinbase lawyer and the No. 2 at a U.S. banking regulator, may soon take the top job – at least, temporarily
Retail Investors Branch to Altcoins: ‘60% of Coinbase Customers Start With Bitcoin, Only 24% Stick Exclusively’
20.5.2020
On May 13, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase published a report that shows digital currency investors are investing in alternative cryptocurrencies despite bitcoin’s 67% market dominance. Data from Coinbase shows that customers with at least five crypto purchases...
Accel, Coinbase Join $17M Pre-Seed Round for Institutional Crypto Trading Firm FalconX
18.5.2020
The crypto trading firm pitched investors on the basis that its best trade execution platform offers institutions a solution to the wash trading that is rife in the space
Coinbase Report Suggests Bitcoin Acts as a Gateway to Altcoins
15.5.2020
Bitcoin acts as a gateway to altcoins, with only 24% of investors keeping the faith, according to research from Coinbase
Coinbase Implements Fixes, Shortage Of Blockchain Specialists + More News
14.5.2020
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Following two outages on April 29 and May 9, Coinbase said they are changing their database deployment topology...
Industry Group Led by Polychain, Coinbase Seeks to Get Ahead on Staking Regulations
14.5.2020
The Proof of Stake Alliance has released a set of recommendations for entities securing a proof-of-stake network to avoid drawing the ire of regulators