Category : Coinbase

Correcting the record: Coinbase does not engage in proprietary trading

Coinbase welcomes the New York Virtual Markets Integrity Report, which shines a helpful spotlight on important compliance issues in digital asset exchange practices. Unfortunately, some media coverage inaccurately characterized the report’s findings,...

Welcome Brian Brooks, Coinbase’s new Chief Legal Officer

From the time it was founded seven years ago, Coinbase has been a leading advocate for the adoption of cryptocurrency. We’ve engaged proactively with regulators as we built products and services that allow people to buy, sell and use cryptocurrency a...

The marriage between crypto and community journalism

A conversation with Manoush Zomorodi, host of the podcast ZigZag, a crypto and blockchain explainerAs a podcaster, journalist, and generally curious person, Manoush Zomorodi has made a career out of examining the intersection of technology and human...

WATCH: What is bitcoin?

Coinbase CEO answers the number 1 question in cryptoThere’s a big gap between people curious about crypto and and the hodlers out there. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has launched a new video series, Crypto Curious, intended to newcomers by answering...

Why hackathons are an important part of Coinbase culture

Great engineers love building creative solutions to important problems. That’s certainly true for us here at Coinbase. While it’s easy to get caught up in the daily tasks and to-dos, we strongly believe in giving ourselves the space to experiment wit...

Bookmark your favorite dapps on Coinbase Wallet

Everyone has a few favorite decentralized apps (dapps) — whether it’s a collectibles game, a token trading platform, or a decentralized social network. Bookmarks have been one of our most requested features since we launched dapps on Coinbase Wallet....

This Month in Crypto: Experimental art, presidential campaign donations, and Yale economic research

A curated selection of meaningful moments in August that are bringing us all closer to realizing an open financial system for the world.Artists Ai Weiwei and Kevin Abosch create conceptual art called Priceless on the Ethereum blockchainArtists Kevin...

Understanding Web 3 — A User Controlled Internet

Coinbase breaks down the motivation and technology behind the development of Web 3This 3-part post focuses on the why, what and how of the latest chapter in the world wide web’s history, called Web 3. Part 1 explains shortcomings of today’s web and h...

The rise of crypto in higher education

Coinbase regularly engages with students and universities across the country as part of recruiting efforts. We partnered with Qriously to ask students directly about their thoughts on crypto and blockchain — and in this report, we outline findings on...

Is Coinbase a finance or a tech company?

I sent the below email to employees earlier this week. I’m sharing it publicly in case others find it helpful.A throwable microphone at our San Francisco office.Team,At our last all hands meeting, an employee raised a great question: are we a tech co...

Experimenting with Educational Asset Pages

It’s no secret that many consumers feel overwhelmed when trying to research and learn about cryptocurrencies. We’ve heard from our customers that they are always looking for trusted sources of information and, as one of the world’s leading exchanges,...

Introducing our Institutional Core Principles

Our mission at Coinbase is to create an open financial system for the world. We take this mission seriously: it’s the guiding light for every decision we make, and one of the reasons we recently launched a suite of products and services designed spec...

When it comes to context, more is more

And other lessons I learned on the front lines of hypergrowthWhen I joined Coinbase in 2014, we were 10 people in a tiny loft in SoMa. The master bedroom served as our conference room, and when we needed privacy, we took calls in the laundry room. Ev...

Buy and Sell Ethereum Classic on Coinbase Consumer

Starting today, Coinbase Consumer supports Ethereum Classic (ETC) on Coinbase.com and the mobile app. Customers in every country where Coinbase operates can log in now to buy, sell, send, receive, or store Ethereum Classic, along with Bitcoin, Bitcoi...

Goodbye Toshi, hello Coinbase Wallet — the easiest and most secure crypto wallet and browser

Today, we’re proud to announce that Toshi is becoming Coinbase Wallet. This is not just a new name, but part of a larger effort to invest in products that will define the future of the decentralized web and make that future accessible to anyone. At C...