Coinbase (COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong has referred to as on the U.S. authorities to revisit its accredited investor framework, arguing that wealth-based thresholds make it successfully “unlawful to get richer except you’re already wealthy.” Armstrong made the case on X after Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: SPCX) debuted publicly this month. The rocket firm stayed…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the trade gained approval to supply true international crypto perpetual futures within the US. He calls the clearance the product of years of quiet regulatory work. Armstrong laid out the street forward in a publish on X this week. The clearance itself arrived in late May with little fanfare. Coinbase…
Fortune unveiled its inaugural Fortune Crypto 100 this week, naming Hyperliquid the main decentralized finance (DeFi) platform. Coinbase topped the centralized finance (CeFi) class, forward of second-placed Binance. The rating, constructed with intelligence agency Inca Digital, sorted greater than 3,000 firms into 10 classes of 10 entries every. A survey of over 200 crypto specialists…
Coinbase froze greater than $3 million in cryptocurrency linked to Southeast Asian fraud rings. The transfer was a part of the US Department of Justice’s coordinated Disruption Week with personal know-how corporations. The operation paired federal investigators with main platforms to choke off the accounts and infrastructure behind cyber-enabled funding scams which have drained billions…
The US authorities moved roughly $1.9 million in altcoins seized from Alameda Research to Coinbase Prime on Wednesday. On-chain tracker Arkham Intelligence flagged the switch. The batch coated 5 tokens from wallets the Department of Justice seized in 2023. The supply accounts sit at Binance, and the transfer has revived acquainted hypothesis about an eventual…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong revealed an eight-point checklist naming tokenized belongings, stablecoins, synthetic intelligence (AI), and sound cash as areas he says the worldwide monetary system nonetheless wants updates. Armstrong framed the objects as work for each expertise builders and policymakers. Coinbase Agenda Lands With Tokenization Surging The publish arrived as tokenized real-world belongings (RWAs)…
Coinbase used blockchain forensics to assist UK regulation enforcement safe 5 legal convictions tied to a violent kidnapping. Its Global Intelligence group traced stolen funds onchain in actual time because the assault unfolded. The case started final July, when a 36-year-old Hertfordshire man met 4 strangers at a Shoreditch bar in east London. They later…
Legend, the cell DeFi tremendous app backed by Coinbase Ventures and a16z crypto, will shut down on July 12 after two years. In a closing be aware, founder Jayson Hobby left behind a thesis that ought to sting client crypto. The merchandise that win mainstream customers, he wrote, are the ones that cover the blockchain,…
Coinbase (COIN) posted first-quarter 2026 income of $1.41 billion, lacking Wall Street estimates as crypto buying and selling volumes contracted. Revenue fell 31% year-over-year, and the trade recorded a $394.1 million web loss, or $1.49 per share. Transaction income of $755.8 million and subscription and providers income of $583.5 million each got here in under…
Morgan Stanley has begun direct cryptocurrency buying and selling on its E*Trade platform. The financial institution is charging shoppers 50 foundation factors per transaction, undercutting Coinbase, Robinhood, and Charles Schwab. The pilot is dwell for a small group of customers now. All 8.6 million E*Trade shoppers are set to achieve entry later in 2026, in…