The brother of a former Coinbase employee was found guilty of his part in an insider trading conspiracy involving cryptocurrencies. To one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, Nikhil Wahi, brother of former Coinbase product manager Ishan Wahi, pled guilty in September. Wahi was handed a 10-month jail term
Amid the continued bear market and FTX outbreak, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong intends to lay off another 20% of the company’s personnel in an effort to reduce operational expenditures. Coinbase had reduced its personnel by 18% in June of last year, and the new move will result in the loss
Financial services company Cowen’s analysts lowered their rating on cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on Thursday. Following FTX’s demise and the general fall in trading volumes in the cryptocurrency market. Crypto firms are under closer scrutiny than ever. The price of COIN dropped by 8.89% at the time of writing, and it
An agreement has been reached between the New York State Department of Financial Services and Coinbase, a publicly listed cryptocurrency exchange based in the United States, for the payment of a fine of $50 million. The exchange was found to be in breach of anti-money-laundering laws. When it was discovered
Ark Invest, headed by Cathie Wood, continued its long-standing dip-buying strategy on Thursday by purchasing an additional 158,116 Coinbase shares (COIN). Based on COIN’s closing price of $34.78, the deal represents roughly $5.5 million in value. As per Ark’s daily trading information, the full purchase went toward the ARK Fintech
Despite the general decline in tech equities this year (2022), Coinbase stands out as a publicly listed firm whose major business is cryptocurrency. Other businesses in this exclusive group include Block Inc. (previously Square) and crypto mining companies Core Scientific and Riot Blockchain. Coinbase’s share price has dropped 87.04%, to
CEO of Ark Invest Cathie Wood has been known to ride out market downturns by stocking up on companies like cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) and electric car manufacturer Tesla. Cathie Wood hasn’t changed her mind about Bitcoin or electric automobiles. Cathie Wood, the founder of Ark Invest, has predicted before
Last week, Brian Armstrong, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, predicted that the company’s income for 2022 will be “50% or less” than that of 2021. COIN hit a new low of $39.65 at the start of trading this Monday. The price has fallen 60% from its all-time high of $98
Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange, has urged its customers to transfer from Tether (USDT) to Circle’s USD Coin (USDC), calling the latter a “trusted and reputable stablecoin.” The underlying reason for the transition is unclear, but Coinbase feels recent events have prompted the move. On December 8th, Coinbase posted a blog
Coinbase, a major cryptocurrency exchange, expects sales to drop significantly in 2022. According to Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, investor trust has been rattled. Due to declining prices and the bankruptcy of a competitor exchange, FTX. As a consequence, it’s possible that 2022 revenues may drop by as much as
