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People

When the CEO reads the script: Did Coinbase Brian Armstrong manipulate a market?

Armstrong said words at the end of Coinbase's earnings call to settle nearly $90,000 in prediction markets bets. Some called it a harmless troll. Others called it market manipulation by a regulated CEO.

3 months ago

A hyperrealistic dusk city harbor with a towering ocean wave made of glowing green and red candlesticks surges toward shore, holographic Uniswap, dYdX, and SushiSwap logos hovering above the reflective water to evoke $1T DEX volume amid volatility.

DEX

Decentralized exchanges surpass $1 trillion monthly volume as volatility spikes

Hyperliquid, Aster and Lighter drove a ~50% MoM surge. Here’s who’s winning and why it matters for CEXs.

3 months ago

A luminous Echo orb and Coinbase cube connect through brilliant energy as gold tokens flow between them in bright daylight, evoking a dramatic, cinematic acquisition moment.

Technology

Is Coinbase bringing crypto ICOs back through this $375 million deal?

By acquiring Echo, Coinbase seeks to balance ICO-like opportunities with global regulatory standards in crypto fundraising.

3 months ago

A bright, cinematic 16:9 scene shows a glossy Visa card transforming into glowing blockchain rails that route programmable stablecoin payments to a phone wallet and point-of-sale terminal, with USDC-like coins flowing through vivid blue, cyan, gold, and magenta nodes.

Crypto

Can Visa’s $670B bet on programmable money rewrite global credit?

Visa’s new paper pitches stablecoin-powered lending to over 15,000 banks: here’s what the data says and what would have to change next.

3 months ago

Daylight, photorealistic plaza scene shows a Coinbase-branded phone bridging tokens across a glowing Base pillar into a web of DEX nodes with 1inch and 0x liquidity icons and a locked wallet, symbolizing non-custodial swaps and early access on a decentralized rail.

Exchanges

Coinbase brings DEX trading to US users as CEXs go DeFi

As liquidity migrates on-chain, major exchanges are racing to merge CEX speed with DeFi control.

3 months ago

Digital Asset Treasuries

Strategy reports $3.9B Bitcoin gain in Q3, becomes the 106th largest US public firm

The company's holdings surpassed $80 billion in value for the first time as Bitcoin trades above $125,000.

4 months ago

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Lending

With over $1B in Bitcoin loans Coinbase targets $100B in 5 years

After reaching $1B, hitting the loan target by 2030 requires a 7.7% per month growth rate.

4 months ago

A bright, cinematic cityscape shows a gleaming gold Bitcoin monolith sending a luminous stream across a glassy skybridge toward a neoclassical plaza where the Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Avalanche, and Base logos stand on stone plinths beside towering financial skyscrapers.

ETF

Will institutions follow Bitcoin onto other chains?

Structural changes, such as the approval of altcoin ETFs, might change how Wall Street sees Bitcoin.

4 months ago

A bright, cinematic globe with a highlighted wedge shows Cloudflare and Coinbase hubs exchanging pulsing payment streams, symbolizing a crypto layer reaching a large share of the internet.

Technology

Crypto tollbooth now gates AI bots crawling 20% of the internet

Cloudflare and Coinbase’s scheme may replace ads with machine-to-machine tolls.

4 months ago

Investments

Y Combinator launches funding initiative targeting on-chain startups with Base partnership

The accelerator targets companies that are building financial systems on blockchain infrastructure, citing regulatory clarity and infrastructure maturity as key factors that enable this sector's growth.

4 months ago

Layer-2

Base wins Vitalik Buterin praise as L2 arms races toward $20B territory

Buterin hails Base as the Layer 2 'benchmark' solution for merging usability and security under Ethereum's trust framework.

4 months ago

A bright, cinematic split-scene shows engineers managing glowing Layer-2 sequencer racks with Ethereum, Optimism, and Arbitrum logos on one side while a sunlit neoclassical regulator building and Lady Justice stand across swirling, luminous clouds symbolizing uncertain SEC guidance.

Regulation

Regulatory uncertainty clouds layer-2 sequencers as industry and SEC differ

Peirce previously warned that centralized matching engines may face exchange registration requirements, but industry figures disagree that centralized sequencers are exchanges.

4 months ago

Coinbase News

When the CEO reads the script: Did Coinbase Brian Armstrong manipulate a market?

Decentralized exchanges surpass $1 trillion monthly volume as volatility spikes

Is Coinbase bringing crypto ICOs back through this $375 million deal?

Can Visa’s $670B bet on programmable money rewrite global credit?

Coinbase brings DEX trading to US users as CEXs go DeFi

Strategy reports $3.9B Bitcoin gain in Q3, becomes the 106th largest US public firm

With over $1B in Bitcoin loans Coinbase targets $100B in 5 years

Will institutions follow Bitcoin onto other chains?

Crypto tollbooth now gates AI bots crawling 20% of the internet

Y Combinator launches funding initiative targeting on-chain startups with Base partnership

Base wins Vitalik Buterin praise as L2 arms races toward $20B territory

Regulatory uncertainty clouds layer-2 sequencers as industry and SEC differ

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Coinbase News

When the CEO reads the script: Did Coinbase Brian Armstrong manipulate a market?

Decentralized exchanges surpass $1 trillion monthly volume as volatility spikes

Is Coinbase bringing crypto ICOs back through this $375 million deal?

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Strategy reports $3.9B Bitcoin gain in Q3, becomes the 106th largest US public firm

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Crypto tollbooth now gates AI bots crawling 20% of the internet

Y Combinator launches funding initiative targeting on-chain startups with Base partnership

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