Thu, November 28

Court Approves Coinbase’s Request of Amicus Brief in Ripple Lawsuit

Ripple, a blockchain payments firm, was sued by the SEC in December 2020. The lawsuit has been ongoing for over two years now. Ripple has gained support from a wide range of firms. A significant side issue in the continuing lawsuit between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

November 15, 2022 1 min read

Coinbase Announces New Wave of Layoffs Firing Over 60 Employees

Coinbase’s newest wave of layoffs is an indication that the exchange may still be seeking to reduce expenses in the current crypto bear market. According to Thursday’s report by The Information, more than sixty employees in Coinbase’s recruitment and institutional onboarding divisions will be let go. Just five months ago,

November 11, 2022 2 mins read

Cathie Wood Led Ark Invest Buys Coinbase Shares Worth $21.4M

420,949 shares of Coinbase (COIN) were acquired by Ark Invest, an investment company led by protracted Bitcoin advocate Cathie Wood, for just around $21.4 million, as reported by the firm’s daily transaction brief. About 33,000 of the total bought shares went to ARKK, the company’s flagship exchange-traded fund (ETF) that

November 9, 2022 1 min read

Coinbase CEO Claims No Exposure to FTX, FTT Token and Alameda

Following Binance’s announcement that it will acquire FTX, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong went to Twitter to address customers’ worries about the exchange’s impact on his company. Armstrong began by expressing his empathy for everyone affected by the present FTX issue. In a series of Twitter threads, Armstrong cleared out a

November 9, 2022 2 mins read

Coinbase Germany Under Scrutiny by Financial Regulator BaFin

BaFin, Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, has mandated that Coinbase’s German subsidiary get its house in order. BaFin, Germany’s financial regulator, has said that it has discovered irregularities in how Coinbase Germany operates. The company’s corporate structure was criticized for allegedly violating applicable regulations. Moreover, after conducting an audit, the

November 9, 2022 2 mins read

Coinbase Witnesses a Third-Quarter Loss as Volumes Fall

Coinbase’s transaction revenue has decreased by 44% from the second quarter. Transaction revenue had dropped from $655.2M in the second quarter to $365.9M. Coinbase, the US-based cryptocurrency exchange platform’s transaction revenues, dramatically decreased in the third quarter amid the global crypto market collapse. On Thursday, Coinbase (COIN) stated that the

November 4, 2022 1 min read

ARK Fintech Innovation ETF Expanding Its Holdings on Coinbase

10,880 Coinbase shares have been added to ARKF’s holdings. ARK owns 7.7M COIN shares & added about 2M shares to its holdings in the last year. ARK Fintech Innovation, a leading exchange-traded fund (ETF) is increasing its holdings on the Coinbase trading platform. According to recent reports, ARK Invest’s Fintech

October 25, 2022 1 min read

Coinbase to Custody MakerDAO’s USDC Funds Worth $1.6B

The USDC is a third of the treasury supporting Maker’s Peg Stability Module. The DAO will receive up to 1.5% rewards on the assets. After being presented by Coinbase Institutional on September 6, the proposal passed with 75% approval on Monday afternoon. The USDC is a third of the treasury

October 25, 2022 1 min read

Coinbase Announces Zero Commission USDC Trading

Coinbase notes that acceptance of USDC has lagged behind that in the US. Coinbase, together with Circle, is a founding member of USDC. It seems that USDC, USDT, and BUSD are all maintaining their positions as the top three currencies. The USD currencies USDC, TUSD, and USDP have all been

October 20, 2022 1 min read

Coinbase Supports Grayscale in Lawsuit Against SEC

Coinbase submitted an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Court. The federal regulator had rejected Grayscale’s application for a Bitcoin ETF. Coinbase, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, is supporting Grayscale, the largest Bitcoin fund, in its lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Since the federal

October 20, 2022 1 min read