Coinbase Hires Goldman Veteran to Lead Financial Operations
It’s the latest in a long line of traditional finance executives exiting their positions to join the crypto industry. Original Source
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Gemini joins Coinbase and Block at the Crypto Council for Innovation
The Crypto Council for Innovation, or CCI, has announced that Gemini will be joining its list of crypto-friendly firms aimed at supporting lawmakers on related regulation.In a Thursday announcement, the CCI said that effective as of this week Gemini has joined Coinbase, Block, Fidelity Digital Assets, Paradigm, and others in
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Coinbase made $2.2 billion in revenue from transaction fees in Q4
Coinbase’s Q4 financial report vastly exceeded market expectations Thursday, after the firm posted $2.5 billion in net revenue for the quarter, beating analyst predictions by 27%. FactSet consensus had forecasted Coinbase to generate approximately $1.9 billion in revenue for the period. Notably, the popular crypto exchange more than doubled transaction revenue
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Coinbase Beats Q4 Estimates, but Shares Fall on Outlook
For 2022, Coinbase said it expects annual average retail MTUs of between five million to 15 million. "This wider than normal set of factors results in a wider range of potential outcomes for 2022. Simply put, we have less near-term visibility, and it is currently too early to provide a
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‘Frozen’ Bitcoin Tied to Canadian Protests Lands at Coinbase, Crypto.Com
On Feb. 16, Tim Pastoor, a digital identity researcher in the Netherlands, tweeted a video of a person coming up to a truck and handing a large paper envelope to the driver, saying it contained “some sats” – slang for “satoshis,” small fractions of bitcoin. “Eight grand of bitcoin in
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Canadian Regulator Alerts Police to Tweets by Coinbase and Kraken Advocating Non-Custodial Wallets – Bitcoin News
Canada’s securities regulator has flagged tweets by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Kraken CEO Jesse Powell encouraging people to use non-custodial wallets to evade freeze orders by the Trudeau government. “We are aware of this information and have shared it with the RCMP and relevant federal authorities,” said the Canadian
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Coinbase Wallet extends support to Ledger hardware wallet
Coinbase Wallet, an in-house wallet service offered by prominent crypto exchange Coinbase, has rolled out browser extension support for Ledger hardware wallets.The Coinbase Wallet extension, available in the Chrome Web Store, is a noncustodial wallet that allows users to store and transact cryptocurrencies and nonfungible tokens (NFT). By adding support
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Who really created the Coinbase Superbowl ads? Armstrong called out on Twitter
The Coinbase ad which aired during the Superbowl last week appears to be causing quite a stir on social media in light of new information on its origins. When scanned, the 60-second tv spot featured a color-changing, bounciful QR code that brought users to a promotional BTC giveaway page — seemingly based
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Coinbase to Allow Remittance Receivers in Mexico to Cash Out in Local Currency – Bitcoin News
Coinbase, a leading U.S.-based exchange, has announced it will now allow remittance receivers in Mexico to cash out the funds received through its service in local currency. This marks the first foray of the company into the Mexican remittance business, allowing customers to cash out in more than 37,000 convenience
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Crypto Heavyweights Coinbase, Fidelity and Robinhood Back US Anti-Money Laundering Group
The current U.S. TRUST membership includes: Anchorage, Avanti, Bitgo, bitFlyer, Bittrex, BlockFi, Circle, Coinbase, Fidelity Digital Assets, Gemini, Kraken, Paxos, Robinhood, Standard Custody & Trust, Symbridge, Tradestation, Zero Hash and Zodia Custody. Source
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