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Coinbase’s L2 Base welcomes Franklin Templeton’s tokenized fund
Coinbase’s Ethereum scaling solution has onboarded its first large wealth manager, Franklin Templeton, the $1.5 trillion Wall Street firm. Franklin Templeton announced that users can trade shares of its OnChain…
Coinbase brings real-time deposits via debit cards by partnering with Visa
Coinbase users can now fund their accounts in real-time with eligible Visa debit cards, thanks to a new integration with the Visa Direct network. Coinbase users in the U.S. and…
Next SEC Chief Should Stop Going After Crypto
Coinbase CEO slams SEC says next Chairman should stop all “frivolous” lawsuits against crypto companies and apologize to the Americans. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has said that the new U.S.…
Coinbase becomes official crypto partner of Canadian Football League
Coinbase has announced a partnership with the Canadian Football League as the league’s first-ever official crypto partner. According to Coinbase, the collaboration will extend to the upcoming 111th Grey Cup…
Skyfire raises $9.5m to build AI payment network
Skyfire, a payments platform founded by former Ripple developers, raised $9.5 million in a seed funding round led by Coinbase Ventures and a16z’s Crypto Startup Accelerator. The company focuses on…
Kraken to launch blockchain network in 2025
Kraken, whose founder donated $1 million in crypto to Donald Trump, intends to launch a blockchain network next year. Kraken’s upcoming launch is dubbed Ink, and its blockchain design shares…
Base to bring Optimism’s fault-proof system to enhance decentralization
Coinbase’s layer-2 network Base is set to launch the fault-proof system, allowing users to independently confirm the validity of withdrawals. Ethereum-based network Base will integrate Optimism‘s fault-proof system — also…
Coinbase Files News FOIA Requests Against Crypto Regulators
Coinbase has submitted two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests against American regulators. The crypto exchange is demanding the disclosure of documents related to the prosecution of crypto companies by…
Kraken announces its own Wrapped Bitcoin on Ethereum
Crypto exchange Kraken has joined the race for dominance in the realm of Wrapped Bitcoins, unveiling its own Ethereum-based token, kBTC. The landscape of Wrapped Bitcoins is becoming more crowded…
Stablecoin usage surged in Q3 as market cap hits $170b: Coinbase
The third quarter of 2024 saw a surge in stablecoin use and adoption, according to Coinbase’s 4th Quarter Guide to Crypto Markets report with Glassnode. Stablecoins hit an all-time high…
Degen is up 223% in 30 days as Base Blockchain DEX volume surges
Degen, a popular meme coin on the Base Blockchain, has staged a strong rebound, making it one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies. Degen (DEGEN) has jumped by over 223% in the…
Major asset classes outperformed Bitcoin in Q3
Bitcoin ended Q3 with a modest 0.8% price increase, overshadowed by gold’s significant 13.8% rise, fueled by concerns about the economy and global tensions. As global uncertainties loom, investors are…
Stablecoins account for 70% of Brazil’s exchange outflows
Stablecoin transaction value on Brazil’s local exchanges has surged well beyond Bitcoin, reflecting a sharp rise in their use for B2B cross-border payments. Brazil‘s stablecoin market is thriving, as Latin…
What if there was a meme marketplace? The creators behind Memstagram hope to make one
Memstagram is now available on Coinbase Wallet, giving users the chance to upload memes and bid on their favorites directly through the world’s first Socialfi meme marketplace. Memstagram wants to…
Coinbase warns Gen Z about growing online threats
Coinbase is raising awareness about the rise of online scams targeting younger users, particularly Gen Z. In a blog post published on Oct. 8, Coinbase outlined four online threats Gen…
Solana-centric wallet Phantom adds support for Coinbase’s Base network
Crypto wallet Phantom has launched beta support for Base, Coinbase’s layer-2 network, allowing users to manage assets across multiple chains. Phantom, a cryptocurrency wallet initially designed as a Solana-centric application,…
US Supreme Court denies $4.4b ownership case request from Battle Born
The United States Supreme Court has denied Battle Born Investment’s case over ownership of 69,370 Bitcoin — worth $4.38 billion — that the US seized from the dark web marketplace…
Senior citizen’s Bitcoin recovered with ZachXBT’s help
ZachXBT’s crypto investigations helped recover $275,000 in Bitcoin stolen from an elderly U.S. user in an apparent social engineering scam. According to the blockchain sleuth, Indian impersonators stole around 15…
Coinbase to delist non-compliant stablecoins for EU clients over MiCA rules
Crypto exchange Coinbase is set to delist unauthorized stablecoins from its European branch by year-end, in response to incoming MiCA regulations. U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will remove all non-compliant stablecoins…
Base creator Jesse Pollak joins Coinbase exec team
Creator of layer 2 blockchain Base, Jesse Pollak has joined the executive team at Coinbase as engineering vice president while also leading Coinbase Wallet. Jesse Pollak announced on his X…
Over 50% of US voters want a crypto-informed president: poll
A new survey shows that over half of American voters (56%) are more likely to support a presidential candidate informed about cryptocurrency. The survey, conducted by Harris Poll (funded by…
BNY Mellon targets crypto ETF custody post-SAB 121 review
Following an exemption from an SEC staff accounting bulletin, BNY Mellon edged closer to Bitcoin and Ethereum custody. Bloomberg reported that BNY Mellon was poised to provide crypto custodial services…
Coinbase, SEC battle over clear crypto regulation
Coinbase pressured the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over precise and transparent crypto regulation on Monday, Sept. 23. The leading cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. and the financial regulator clashed…
Coinbase’s Base smart contracts contain over 34k vulnerabilities, data shows
Base network saw over 34,000 high-risk vulnerabilities in its smart contracts, including malicious boolean checks and library tampering, according to new data. Blockchain networks face growing security challenges as malicious…