The exchange seeks to improve its Prime suite of brokerage tools for institutions. Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired the Routefire platform for enhanced trade execution. In a Jan. 7 blog post, Routefire CEO Jason Victor announced that the team would now be developing its execution services for Coinbase, while thanking users for their support…
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Coinbase Ventures, PayPal Ventures and Winkelvoss Capital have all invested in cryptocurrency tax automation software provider TaxBit. United States regulators are continuing to fine-tune their tax reporting requirements for cryptocurrency users. A second draft of Form 1040 from the Internal Revenue Service for the 2020 tax season published online suggests that the agency will now require…
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Major U.S crypto firms are united in opposition to new AML laws proposed by FinCEN, warning they could drive users away from regulated platforms and stifle innovation. Major U.S crypto firms are rallying against FinCEN’s proposed regulations that would force businesses operating with crypto to gather information on the identities of non-customer counterparties. A Jan.…
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Corporations and institutional investors seeking an alternate store of value amid the pandemic crisis drove crypto to new heights in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic dominated the news in 2020, affecting myriad sectors — health, economics, social justice, politics and trade, as well as the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. As country after country locked down to…
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“The pay disparities at Coinbase appear to be much larger than those in the tech industry as a whole,” wrote the New York Times. San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase may have had a problem with paying its employees fairly based on gender and race. According to a report from The New York Times journalist Nathaniel…
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XRP price hit new monthly lows after Coinbase revealed it will delist the token in January. XRP price dropped by 30% on Dec. 29 following Coinbase’s decision to suspend trading. The market sentiment around XRP has become overwhelmingly negative due to the fear of more exchange delistings. In the near term, XRP faces three key…
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“It is a massive event,” and not only in the U.S. but in Europe too, as it will show markets how to value crypto firms. In some ways, the Coinbase exchange is the poster child for the crypto industry. It has embraced — not fought — regulation, which sets it apart from most cryptocurrency exchanges…
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Cryptocurrency may seem like the perfect holiday gift this year, but education is key when deciding how to gift digital assets. The mainstream has taken a growing interest in cryptocurrency as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) continues to reach all-time highs. To put this interest into perspective, researchers at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance…
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Coinbase says that a 15-day notice-and-comment period for FinCEN’s new crypto rules is not enough. Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, is advocating extension for the industry’s feedback deadline to newly proposed crypto rules by the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN. In a Dec. 21 blog post, Coinbase’s…
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Including the millions it collected in previous rounds, the company has raised approximately $19.4M. CoinDCX, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in India, continues to aggressively expand its business with a massive new fundraise. According to a Dec. 21 announcement, CoinDCX has raised $13.9 million from industry investors like Coinbase and Polychain in its Series B funding round.…
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