As fears surrounding the Coinbase exchange run wild, Paul Grewal, the chief legal officer of Coinbase, assured customers that their funds are safe within the exchange. In an SEC disclosure made by Coinbase back in May, certain parts of the document mentioned that in the case of bankruptcy, crypto-assets held in custody on behalf of its customers may be "subject to bankruptcy proceedings" and that customers may become "unsecured creditors" in the process. The disclosure was thrust into the limelight right after Coinbase reported its losses in the first quarter of 2022 amounting to $430 million and showed a decrease …

The crypto winter has emotions running high. Kraken CEO Jesse Powell came under fire for his defense of listing the new LUNA, also known as LUNA 2.0, which seeks to bring the original LUNA — now known as Luna Classic (LUNC) — and TerraUSD — now known as TerraUSD Classic (USTC) — back from the dead. Respected names in the crypto industry such as Nic Carter of Castle Ventures spoke out against the decision, while in a separate tweet thread, Powell lashed out at short-seller Jim Chanos, who had built a large short against Coinbase, Kraken’s biggest competitor. Carter simply …

Bitcoin's (BTC) price dropped by more than 50% after peaking out at $69,000 six months ago but the plunge did little in forcing some of its wealthiest investors into selling. Notably, the number of Bitcoin under Coinbase Custody for institutional clients rose by 296% since Q4 2020, showcasing the most investors decided to "hodl" onto their investments despite BTC price being down well over 50% from its all-time highs. JUST-IN: #Bitcoin under @Coinbase Custody for institutional clients increased by 296% since Q4'20. pic.twitter.com/iILge2Cane — CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) May 30, 2022 For instance, institutions that deposited 10,939 BTC (~$335 million at May …

In an industry milestone, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has become the first corporation within the crypto and blockchain space to be featured on the prominent Fortune 500 list. A 68-year-old annual tradition, the Fortune 500 list is synonymous with ranking the leading corporations in the United States by total revenue, as well as other quantifiable metrics such as percentage profit margins, assets and the number of employees, among others. Retail giant Walmart captured the top spot for the tenth consecutive year with $572,754 million in revenue and a growth of 2.4%. Amazon registered second place with $469,822 and 21.7%, while Apple …

America’s largest crypto exchange Coinbase has added the BNB Chain, formerly Binance Smart Chain, and Avalanche to the Coinbase Wallet’s list of supported networks where users can swap and store cryptocurrencies. The Tuesday blog post from the exchange boasts that the added functionality will provide access to “thousands of tokens,” which constitute a “greater variety than most traditional centralized exchanges can offer.” One Wallet. Even more networks. Thousands of tokens. Now supporting token swaps on @avalancheavax and @BNBCHAIN on Coinbase Wallet. Learn more -> https://t.co/ZdEg1T8s53 pic.twitter.com/prWhSlPYl8 — Coinbase Wallet (@CoinbaseWallet) May 23, 2022 The added functionality to BNB Chain and …

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has created a “crypto native think tank” in an attempt to help shape the global conversation around policies for digital assets. The newly formed Coinbase Institute will also publish research on crypto and Web3. Coinbase tapped its director of policy Hermine Wong to head the institute. She previously served in the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and before that worked at the Department of State. The related Coinbase Institute Advisory Board has also been formed and will feature academics across law and finance from top universities such …

America’s largest crypto exchange Coinbase has rolled out Web3 application functionality including a hot wallet and browser for a limited set of its mobile app users. The app will allow select users to access decentralized applications (DApps) on the Ethereum network such as Uniswap and OpenSea. Today, we're starting to make it dramatically easier for users to access & engage in web3 right from the @coinbase app! #NoMoreKeys #JustGettingStarted #KeepBuilding https://t.co/7K3lZ6kKAs — RishiDean.eth (@rishidean) May 16, 2022 The May 17 announcement by Coinbase’s director of product management Rishi Dean said eligible users would be able to begin trading on nonfungible …

The price of Coinbase’s junk bonds are tanking amid an underwhelming performance in Q1 and fears over what could happen in the event of a bankruptcy. According to bond trading data from Trace Bonds, both of Coinbase’s junk bond offerings have dropped roughly 17% and 5.2% since its Q1 report on Tuesday to sit at $63 and $62.31 at the time of writing. Overall, they are down 20% and 19% apiece since the start of this month. 10y coinbase bonds trading at 63 cents on the dollar pic.twitter.com/fqmKmiXk5E — state (@statelayer) May 12, 2022 Junk bonds are a form of …

Bad news continues to dominate crypto media headlines and May 12's juiciest tidbit was the unexpected collapse of the Terra ecosystem. In addition to the weakness seen in equities, listed companies with exposure to blockchain startups and cryptocurrency mining have also declined sharply. Bitcoin mining stocks continue bleeding... Mining investors probably wish they had simply bought bitcoin instead at the beginning of 2022, as most bitcoin mining stocks have underperformed bitcoin by a wide margin. pic.twitter.com/anSoUEoUJ1 — Jaran Mellerud (@JMellerud) May 11, 2022 While it may be easy to blame the current pullback solely on Terra's implosion, the truth is …

Following the Coinbase report where the company declared its losses, a disclosure that suggests that users are not protected in the case of bankruptcy has been gaining traction on social media. However, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong explained that funds are safe “as they’ve always been.” In the company’s first-quarter report for 2022, Coinbase reported its first loss amounting to $430 million. Apart from this, the firm also reported the number of users transacting in the exchange has also dropped from 11.4 million to 9.2 million. After the loss was posted, concerns over bankruptcy protection were brought up on Twitter, quoting …

Just three days after debuting in the Indian market, United States-based crypto exchange Coinbase abruptly stopped using United Payments Interface (UPI), the most popular payment service in the region. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong later revealed that the service disruption was due to an “informal pressure” from India’s central bank. During Coinbase’s 2022 Quarterly Earnings call, Armstrong spoke about the company’s global expansion plans while acknowledging Coinbase’s role in starting the conversation with regulators related to crypto adoption. When asked about the impact of the recent disruption related to offering payment services in India, Armstrong stated: “So a few days after …

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has disclosed its first net loss as a public company of $430 million in Q1, but CEO Brian Armstrong said on an earnings call that he’s “never been more bullish on where we are as a company.” In its first-quarter 2022 report, Coinbase disclosed that revenue had dropped 27% to $1.17 billion, down from $1.6 billion in the first quarter of 2021 and a long way off its Q4 2021 revenue of $2.5 billion. Monthly transacting users also dropped by over 19% to 9.2 million, from last quarter’s 11.4 million. Shares of Coinbase had already fallen by …