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Bitcoin Lightning on Coinbase agenda, Brian Armstrong tells Jack Dorsey
2.8.2023
Armstrong confirmed that Coinbase was looking into adding support for Bitcoin Lightning while reassuring his support for Bitcoin payments
Report: SEC Asked Coinbase to Delist All Crypto Assets Except Bitcoin Prior to Filing Lawsuit
31.7.2023
According to Brian Armstrong, the CEO of crypto exchange Coinbase, the U.S. securities regulator reportedly told his company to delist all digital assets save for bitcoin. Armstrong said acceding to the SEC’s demand would have “meant the end of the crypto industry in the U.S.”...
Coinbase CEO Reveals SEC's Request to Suspend Trading in Non-Bitcoin Cryptocurrencies
31.7.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has revealed that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requested the company to suspend trading in all cryptocurrencies except for Bitcoin (BTC) before initiating legal action against the exchange.
In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Armstrong...
Coinbase CEO says SEC told it to delist everything but Bitcoin: Report
31.7.2023
Brian Armstrong claimed SEC staff said all cryptocurrencies but Bitcoin are securities and requested the exchange delist all other cryptocurrencies
Memecoin mania hits Base: Obscure tokens skyrocket amid rug pulls and FOMO
31.7.2023
Memecoin traders have been buying up obscure tokens such as Bald and Based, which have each seen staggering price gains despite questionable utility
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Set to Meet House Democrats for Discussion on Crypto Legislation
18.7.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is set to have a closed-door meeting with House Democrats to discuss crypto regulations.
The meeting, organized by the New Democrat Coalition, will focus on discussions surrounding crypto legislation, including topics like taxes, national security, privacy,...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong to Meet House Democrats About Crypto Legislation: Bloomberg
18.7.2023
Armstrong will meet Democrats from the House of Representatives in the U.S. Congress, aides familiar with the plans told Bloomberg
Bank of America Faces Scrutiny After Coinbase User Alleges the Bank Closed His Account Over Bitcoin Transactions
15.7.2023
Bank of America has come under scrutiny after a Coinbase user claimed that the bank closed his account over Bitcoin transactions. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong quickly addressed the issue, asking other users if they have encountered the same problem with Bank of America. Coinbase’s CEO Raises...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Asks Twitter Followers if Their BofA Accounts Were Closed Because of Crypto Transactions
13.7.2023
The Coinbase CEO created a Twitter poll posing the question, and a whopping 9% of respondents said “yes.”
Cathie Wood’s ARK sells 135k Coinbase shares as COIN hits $90
12.7.2023
Cathie Wood is taking profits from ARK Invest's Coinbase holdings by selling a small portion of its COIN stash
Coinbase shares up 50% since the SEC sued the exchange
10.7.2023
Senior Coinbase executives, including CEO Brian Armstrong, have been selling their COIN shares amid the stock’s growth over the past month
Brian Armstrong Envisions Coinbase to Eventually Become a 'Super-App'
22.6.2023
Coinbase will look more like Tencent's WeChat than the simpler crypto exchange interface of today, Armstrong said
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse: Former SEC Official William Hinman Received ‘Millions of Dollars’ From Law Firms With a ‘Vested Interest’ in His Speech
19.6.2023
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has blasted the enforcement approach of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the release of the Hinman docs, which contain internal discussions that the institution had before the now famous 2018 speech offered by former SEC Division of Corporation...
Warnings of Regulatory ‘Siege,’ Binance US Asset Freeze Averted, Schiff Says Fed Destroyed US Banking System, and More — Week in Review
18.6.2023
Red tape and confusion has been the theme in crypto news as of late, with cryptocurrency firms scrambling to stay compliant with regulators like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with little to no definite regulatory clarity made available to them thus far. In the wake of lawsuits...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s ResearchHub Startup Raises $5M in Funding
15.6.2023
The Series A round was led by Open Source Software Capital with participation from Boost VC, RedHat's Bob Young and others
SEC lawsuit sheds light on Coinbase's management
13.6.2023
In a recent interview with Cointelegraph, venture capitalist Kevin O'Leary criticized Coinbase's strategy to address the current regulatory environment
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: The SEC Told Us ‘Everything Other Than Bitcoin Is a Security’
13.6.2023
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, explained how negotiations reached a standstill with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Armstrong detailed the changes in how the SEC approached...
Binance, Coinbase, Robinhood: A Week of Crypto Crackdowns and Regulatory Fallout — Week in Review
11.6.2023
Seismic shifts have been occurring in crypto this past week, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) leaning remarkably further into what some call its “regulation by enforcement” approach, as the entity is now suing both Binance and Coinbase for securities...
Founder of SEC Office of Internet Enforcement Warns of Upcoming Regulatory Siege: ‘Get Out of Crypto Platforms Now’
10.6.2023
John Reed Stark, founder and former chief of the Office of Internet Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has warned about a new regulatory “siege” against crypto platforms. Reed Stark believes that “crypto trading platforms are high-risk, perilous,...
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse: ‘The SEC Is Throwing Lawsuits at the Wall’
9.6.2023
Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, has criticized the crypto “pro-innovation” stance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its recent lawsuits against significant exchanges like Coinbase and Binance. Garlinghouse stated that the SEC was “throwing lawsuits...