The Coinbase news follows an announcement of layoffs at fellow exchange Gemini earlier today.
US Charges Ex-OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading
Department of Justice officials say it’s the first time they’ve pursued an “insider trading” charge in digital assets.
USDC Issuer Circle Raises $400M
The firm raised $440 million last May.
Grayscale Shuffles Mixed Crypto Funds: Adds AVAX, DOT, ATOM; Drops SUSHI, SNX
The asset manager announced changes to a trio of diversified crypto funds.
Binance Is Sponsoring the Grammys This Year
The crypto exchange said Web 3 initiatives with the Recording Academy are also in the works.
Team Bringing Diem Blockchain to Life Confirms $200M Raise, Says Coinbase and More Are Building on Devnet
Aptos announced the funding round Tuesday and said major crypto brands were already contributing code.
Avalanche Commits 4M AVAX to Attract Gaming, DeFi and NFTs ‘Subnets’
The $290 million incentive fund is looking to help institutions and blue-chip projects “migrate” to the speedy, EVM-compatible blockchain.
Ex-Meta Coders Raising $200M to Bring Diem Blockchain to Life: Sources
Aptos is eyeing a $2 billion valuation for its bid to bring the Diem blockchain into users’ hands, sources tell CoinDesk.
USDC Stablecoin Backer Circle to Go Public in $4.5B SPAC Deal
Circle will go public by way of Bob Diamond’s Concord Acquisition Corp.
Nic Carter’s Castle Island Ventures Closes $50M Investment Fund
The early stage VC will continue to invest around its primary thesis: “that public blockchains are changing the world.”
$72M Crypto Fund Backed by Paul Tudor Jones and LL Cool J Comes Out of Stealth
Led by Glenn Hutchins, the new fund has already invested in Dapper Labs and other crypto projects.
The Block Founder Mike Dudas Takes Stablecoin Role at Paxos
The serial entrepreneur, payments veteran and pugnacious tweeter will focus on building Paxos’ white-labeled stablecoin business.
Early CryptoPunk Digital Collectible Sells for $762K in Ether
Flamingo, a DAO for NFT investments, bought the ultra-rare “Alien” in a Saturday auction.
Coinbase Now Has Over $90B in Assets on Platform
Coinbase published fresh numbers Friday on how much capital has flowed onto the exchange in recent months.
Why Everyone From Square to Facebook Is Now Hosting the Bitcoin White Paper
The uploads come in response to legal threats by Craig Wright.
Coinbase Wants to List Your Crypto Asset
“Our directive is to list every compliant asset possible,” the exchange wrote Thursday.
Latest Music Act to Launch a Social Token: Portugal. The Man
The Grammy Award–winning band is turning to Rally to join the ranks of musicians launching fan engagement tokens.
Visa and Plaid Abandon Acquisition Plans Over DOJ Antitrust Concerns
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that the $5.3 billion deal was off.
CTO Dan Larimer Announces Departure From EOS Builder Block.One
Dan Larimer has left Block.one, the company that raised $4 billion to build the software behind the EOS blockchain.
Coinbase Acquires Routefire to Beef Up Institutional Bitcoin Offering
Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has acquired trade execution startup Routefire. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.