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Policy

U.S. SEC Denies Coinbase's Push for Crypto Regulations as 'Unwarranted'

The U.S. exchange had formally petitioned the agency to start writing comprehensive crypto rules, but after "careful" consideration, the SEC said no.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

ARK Sells $42.6M Coinbase Shares as COIN Hits 20-Month High

The firm has sold over $150 million worth of stake in COIN since Dec. 5.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Policy

In Search of the Elusive Crypto Voter

Next year will see a presidential election. What's crypto's role?

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Bounces Over $43K, Altcoins, Crypto Stocks Burst Higher as Fed Projects Rate Cuts Next Year

Cardano's ADA, Avalanche's AVAX and Injective's INJ tokens led altcoin gains as risk assets rallied on dovish Fed.

Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase Launches Spot Trading of Bitcoin and Ether Outside the U.S.

The feature will initially launch for institutional investors but will be rolled out for retail investors in the coming months, the exchange said.

Coinbase (Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Finance

ARK Invest Sells Coinbase Shares for Third Straight Day

The investment firm has sold the crypto exchange's stock on all but two trading days this month.

Coinbase sticker on a Macintosh laptop

Finance

Coinbase to Bring TradFi Assets On-Chain With New Platform Built on Base Under Abu Dhabi Regulator's Oversight

"Project Diamond" lets institutions create and trade digital native versions of financial instruments such as debt using Base in a regulated manner.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Finance

Seamless Protocol Issues SEAM, Bags First Base-Blockchain Token Listing on Coinbase

Seamless previously operated the "OG Points" program, allowing thousands of users to earn points in their on-chain wallets.

Screen showing candle plot and technical analysis lines

Markets

Coinbase, MicroStrategy, Marathon Stocks Buckle 5%-10% as Bitcoin Tumbles Below $42K

A "flash crash" in thin trading Sunday evening, saw bitcoin's price plunge nearly 10% from the $44,000 level in the space of a few minutes.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Sells Most Coinbase Shares Since July as Price Rises

ARK has been consistently selling Coinbase stock in recent weeks. Friday's is the largest sale since July, when it sold 480,000 shares worth $50.5 million at the time.

(Alpha Photo/Flickr)