Coinbase

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Coinbase is an American cryptocurrency exchange located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2012 by current CEO Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam, Coinbase is one of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency exchanges, despite its relatively selective asset listing process. The exchange has received funding from several prominent venture capital firms, including Andreessen Horowitz.

Coinbase offers trading features to users in 32 countries, and offers transaction and storage features to users in 190 countries. Coinbase operates two exchanges: Coinbase and Coinbase Pro, the latter being a platform exclusive to professional traders. Coinbase Pro traders typically receive access to trading newly listed tokens before regular traders do.

As a part of its bid to compete with other major exchanges of the world, like Binance, Coinbase features several other facilities to round out its reach into the market. This includes custody services, fundraising mechanisms, a wallet, a cryptocurrency educational program and a stablecoin called USD Coin, released in partnership with payments technology company Circle. 

In more recent months, Coinbase has steadily been moving towards listing as many assets as possible. The exchange frequently puts out a list of tokens that it considers for addition, as this is the most desired development for the exchange for users. Another major development is the Coinbase custody acquisition of Xapo’s institutional business, a major crypto focused company.

Coinbase has also experienced its fair share of controversy. Their acquisition of Neutrino, which has links to a hacking team that has aided oppressive regimes, drew criticism from users and the cryptocommunity. CEO Armstrong later said that members linked to the hacking team would “transition out of Coinbase.”


Reminder Coinbase WILL Be Ending Support for Web3 wallet -Deadline In Post

8 hours ago 1 minute read 0 comments AIM4Stars

Howdy Folks!  Hope today this 4/25/2025 you find yourself doing okay. If you've haven't logged into Coinbase and didn't get the message yet, I'm here to boost a small reminder to those whom have not received the memo. Your probably like me where you...

Coinbase wants to become a bank

22 Apr 2025 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

Coinbase is apparently considering applying for a US banking license. And apparently they're not alone. Along with Coinbase, stablecoin issuers Circle and Paxos and crypto custodian BitGo are also considering applying. Paxos is a step ahead, actua...

Pollack and ZackXBT loggerheads over Zora Coin

22 Apr 2025 1 minute read 1 comment Yugocean

     Jesse Pollack, the head of Base Network, and crypto investigator ZackXBT are at odds over Zora Coin. Let's find out!   The Zora dispute      The debate began when Pollock complimented Zora Coin, which ZackXBT criticised. ZackXBT believes Pollock...

Wondering How to Cash Out Your Crypto

18 Apr 2025 1 minute read 8 comments BreakdownFab

I've been a long term holder but lately I've been thinking about getting some of my crypto back into fiat. After riding this rollercoaster for years, I figure it might be time to actually use some of these gains! If you're looking to cash out too, he...

Going full retard

8 Apr 2025 1 minute read 1 comment Acadies

Call me crazy but im buying. Not only did i buy but i bought with money i didnt have.   I dont have any concrete evidence the bull market isn't over but in my short 4-5 years being in crypto; Idk if i've ever been more bullish. Nothing has changed....

Coinbase Just Launched New Quests – Are They Worth It? (How Much I Earned + My Tips!)

31 Mar 2025 1 minute read 3 comments BreakdownFab

Today, I’m keeping it simple—no complicated wallet setups or crazy crypto challenges. Instead, I want to share how you can earn FREE crypto on Coinbase just by completing easy quests! 🎉 If you don’t have Coinbase yet, use my referral link to sign up...

Spot Trading’s Demand Crisis

30 Mar 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Myxoplixx

Picture this, the crypto market is like a high-stakes poker game, except half the players are betting on the flop while the other half are staring at their chips, wondering if they should even play. That’s essentially what’s happening in the world o...

Building on Base: A Comprehensive Guide to OnchainKit, Smart Wallet, Minikit, AgentKit & Base Appchains

29 Mar 2025 3 minute read 0 comments Mr. Decentralized

  Building on Base: A Comprehensive Guide to OnchainKit, Smart Wallet, Minikit, AgentKit & Base Appchains The Base ecosystem is rapidly expanding, providing developers with powerful tools to create, innovate, and scale decentralized applications (...

Coinbase Is Ready To Take Over Cryptocurrency Derivatives Market

24 Mar 2025 3 minute read 0 comments KMatt

In a record-breaking transaction that is poised to redefine the landscape of crypto trading, leading digital currency exchange Coinbase is acquiring Deribit, a prominent derivatives platform, it was announced. Although formal confirmation and full te...

More Aleo available with Coinbase quests

19 Mar 2025 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

You can get free Aleo with a new Coinbase quest and, unless I'm mistaken, this is the second Coinbase quest with which you can win ALEO. The quest mostly revolves around Puzzle Wallet, one of the main Aleo wallets for zero-knowledge games. The ques...