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Company announcement/crypto

Coinbase to acquire crypto prime brokerage platform Tagomi

Over the past eight years, Coinbase has built one of the most trusted names in crypto by providing clients with industry-leading trading and custody platforms. Today, we’re at an inflection point in the industry, with some of the world’s top hedge fund and macro investors entering the space and searching for the right infrastructure through which to engage with crypto.

27 May 2020

Company announcement/crypto

CoinDCX scores US$2.5 million investment from Polychain Capital and Coinbase Ventures

CoinDCX, India’s largest and safest cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it has secured a US$2.5 million strategic investment led by Polychain Capital with support from Coinbase Ventures, the investment arm of San Francisco-based cryptocurrency giant Coinbase.

26 May 2020

News/people

Coinbase names Barclays vet Tejpaul head, institutional coverage

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has hired Barclays Investment Bank veteran Brett Tejpaul to lead its institutional coverage.

20 April 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Coinbase Card comes to Google Pay

Android users can now add Coinbase Card, a Visa debit card funded by crypto, directly to their Google Pay wallets.

17 March 2020

News

Coinbase becomes Visa Principal Member

Coinbase has become the first pure-play cryptocurrency company to gain Visa membership.

19 February 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Coinbase names Google vet Surojit Chatterjee chief product officer

Today we’re announcing that Surojit Chatterjee is joining Coinbase as our new Chief Product Officer after spending 11 years at Google.

29 January 2020

News/crypto

HMRC turns to analytics to crack down on crypto cybercriminals

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is seeking expressions of interest from vendors for a blockchain analytics tool to catch cybercriminals trading in cryptocurrencies.

21 January 2020

News/crypto

Coinbase enables crypto charity donations this Christmas with DustAid

Coinbase is partnering with crypto-powered charity organisation DustAid to enable Christmas donations to three different causes.

17 December 2019

Company announcement/payments

Coinbase introduces five new currencies to card programme, including XRP

Today is a big day for Coinbase Card. Not only are we celebrating the launch of the card in 10 new countries — bringing the grand total to 29 — we’re also excited to announce that customers can now spend using five additional assets, including XRP and BAT.

14 November 2019

Company announcement

Coinbase rolls out mobile trading app

Designed to provide advanced crypto traders with the necessary tools to make trades on the go, the Coinbase Pro mobile app enables traders to capitalize on market conditions at any time, wherever they are.

11 October 2019

News

Crypto exchanges form digital asset ratings agency

A group of cryptocurrency exchanges have banded together to create the Crypto Currency Council, aiming to bring some much-needed clarity to the regulatory rules surrounding the trading of digital assets.

02 October 2019

News/wholesale

Coinbase buys Xapo custody business

Coinbase has taken its assets under custody to $7 billion by buying the institutional business of Xapo for a reported $55 million.

16 August 2019