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What CFOs Should Know About the Growing Use of Stablecoins
Cryptocurrency // April 30, 2024

Stablecoins, as their name implies, offer the benefits of cryptocurrency without the volatility. And with Visa having launched on April 25 the Visa Onchain Analytics Dashboard to showcase how fiat-backed stablecoins move via public blockchains globally, the stablecoin category is increasingly top of mind for CFOs...

Stablecoins, Unstable Crypto Market Propel Coinbase Profits
Earnings // February 16, 2024

Renewed investor enthusiasm for crypto has been good news for U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. And while 2023 wasn’t the greatest year for crypto, it was no 2022, and Coinbase’s latest quarterly results, announced Thursday (Feb. 15), highlight that the famously volatile digital asset sector could, once...

Coinbase CEO Says Blockchain and Crypto Are Redefining Payments
Earnings // November 02, 2023

Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, recently discussed the role of payments in the crypto industry and its plans for the future in the company’s earnings call on Thursday (Nov. 2). Coinbase Co-Founder and CEO Brian Armstrong compared the impact of blockchain and crypto to that...

Coinbase CEO Criticizes Chase UK Ban on Crypto Transactions
Cryptocurrency // September 29, 2023

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has reportedly criticized J.P. Morgan Chase’s decision to block crypto-related transactions in its U.K. digital banking subsidiary, Chase UK. Armstrong said that private companies should not have the power to “de-platform” the crypto industry, and suggested that the U.K. government should intervene and regulate the industry...

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Stablecoins, Unstable Crypto Market Propel Coinbase Profits

February 16, 2024
Renewed investor enthusiasm for crypto has been good news for U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. And while 2023 wasn’t the greatest year for crypto, it was no 2022, and Coinbase’s latest quarterly results, announced Thursday (Feb. 15), highlight that the famously volatile digital asset sector could, once again, be on the upswing.  The company’s fourth-quarter revenue beat […]

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Cryptocurrency Super PACs Among Top Fundraisers for 2024 Elections

May 06, 2024
Cryptocurrency sector-backed super political action committees (PACs) have become one of the top three fundraisers in the 2024 election season.  With more than $102 million raised, these groups are behind only the super PAC backing Ron DeSantis’ failed presidential campaign and the one backing Democratic Senate candidates, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen said in a report released […]

Coinbase CEO Says Blockchain and Crypto Are Redefining Payments

November 02, 2023
Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, recently discussed the role of payments in the crypto industry and its plans for the future in the company’s earnings call on Thursday (Nov. 2)....

Coinbase CEO Criticizes Chase UK Ban on Crypto Transactions

September 29, 2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has reportedly criticized J.P. Morgan Chase’s decision to block crypto-related transactions in its U.K. digital banking subsidiary, Chase UK. Armstrong said that private companies should not have the power to “de-platform”...

Coinbase Begins Closing Borrow to Prioritize Other Offerings

July 21, 2023
Coinbase has begun closing Borrow, which allowed customers to borrow using bitcoin as collateral. The firm said in a Thursday (July 20) message on its website that it has begun...