Coinbase's Base Prepares for Mainnet Launch With Slew of Security Audits

The layer 2 blockchain pioneered by Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase has detailed the security testing taken ahead of its public launch later this year.

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Coinbase forays into Israel market with Unbound Security acquisition

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is all set to acquire a cryptographic security company called Unbound security, an Israel-based firm that offers a protected multi-party computational technology.

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Coinbase Acquires Unbound to Bolster Security

Coinbase Global Inc. has acquired Israel-based cryptographic security firm Unbound Security.

The post Coinbase Acquires Unbound to Bolster Security appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Coinbase to Improve Customer Service After “Account Security” Debacle

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase erroneously told about 125,000 of its customers that their security settings had changed. The company, which started publicly trading on the Nasdaq in April through a direct listing, said that it resulted from an internal error.

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Why All Bitcoin and Crypto Investors Should Consider U2F Security Keys

The Chief Information Security Officer at Coinbase, Philip Martin, has revealed that the firm has enabled its Coinbase and Coinbase Pro accounts to support securing Bitcoin and other crypto assets using U2F Security Keys – a safer, and somewhat ironclad alternative to SMS-based two-factor protection of accounts.

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Coinbase Dexter: Meet the Crypto Company’s New Forensics Framework Security Program

Coinbase has launched a new forensics framework called Dexter. The main intention is to have a remote, real-time forensics acquisition solution built for security. The information was released by Hayden Parker, Security Engineer at Coinbase, on December 21.

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TokenSoft Integrates its Broker-Dealer Unit with Coinbase Custody

Security token-oriented firm TokenSoft announced the integration of its broker-dealer with Coinbase Custody.

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TokenSoft в партнерстве с Coinbase предложит кастодиальные услуги для эмитентов security-токенов

Платформа для запуска security-токенов TokenSoft объявила о нативной интеграции брокер-дилера TokenSoft Global Markets, деятельность которого регулируется Комиссией по ценным бумагам и биржам, с Coinbase Custody, ведущей кастодиальной площадкой для институциональных клиентов от американской криптовалютной компании Coinbase.

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Coinbase and TokenSoft Partner Up For Alternative Security Token Custody Solution

Coinbase And TokenSoft Partner Up For Alternated Custody Solution TokenSoft’s platform is known for their services for security token offerings, which is a new fundraising solution that could soon overtake initial coin offerings (ICOs), considering recent regulations.

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TokenSoft to Offer Coinbase Custody as STO Client Option

TokenSoft, a security token offering platform, has partnered with Coinbase to provide an alternative custody solution for clients.

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Coinbase Talks About the Largest Crypto Transfer on Record

One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the US, Coinbase recently moved about 5% of all BTC, 8% of all ETH and 25% of all LTC in circulation to secure storage. The migration also included several other tokens, and the exchange considers it the largest crypto migration on record.

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New Shakepay Feature Turns Your Spare Change Into Bitcoin

Mobile cryptocurrency exchange and peer-to-peer wallet Shakepay has announced a new product that allows its Canadian customers to buy bitcoin with spare change. Dubbed "ShakePay Change," the pre-launch of the service was announced in a Medium post.

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Binance CEO: “XRP Is Not A Security” As CZ Reflects On Current Ripple Legal Battles

‘XRP Is Not A security’ – CZ Binance View On Current Ripple/XRP Legal Battles Coinbase exchange, one of the most prestigious exchanges, has been adamant to adding Ripple (XRP) to the list of tradable assets due to XRP’s legal issues in courts.

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Coinbase Might Be Behind Those 856,000 BTC Worth of Transactions

Last week, it was reported that a Bitcoin whale had moved thousands of bitcoin into different wallet addresses. Between December 1 to December 6, 2018, the whale split 856,000 bitcoin between 107 wallets, sending an equal 8,000 BTC into each wallet.

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Zcash (ZEC) Founder Zooko Wilcox Talks About Coming to Coinbase and Privacy Consent

Zcash Coming to Coinbase – Privacy Concerns Zcash is one of the best-known privacy coins in the market. One of its main motivations is privacy and its founder, Zooko Wilcox, believes that the cryptocurrency industry can attain privacy for everyone – Zcash is the brains behind the formidable zk-SNARK security protocol. However, there are concerns […]

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Is ASIC resistance really a good idea for PoW coins? Vertcoin suffered a 51% attack because of it

Vertcoin is under a 51% attack because of its wish for ASIC resistance A Medium post from Mark Nesbitt, security engineer at Coinbase, revealed that Vertcoin is being 51% attacked at the moment. He first describes the 51% attack as a situation in which a malicious node operator who controls over half of the network’s […] The post Is ASIC resistance really a good idea for PoW coins? Vertcoin suffered a 51% attack because of it appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.

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Vertcoin Suffers A 51 Percent Attack

Vertcoin is a lesser known project, but it’s becoming more familiar for all the wrong reasons.  You might not know it by looking at the price action, but Vertcoin (VTC) is currently under  a 51% attack, with  a wave of reorgs and double-spend activity currently unfolding.

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Gamifying Security Culture with PwnBot

Learn about working at Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/careers - Medium

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Vertcoin 51% Attack Could Have Caused $100K in Double Spending

Vertcoin has been experiencing ongoing 51% attacks, reportedly resulting in $100K of double spending on the network.   Rough Couple of Months for Vertcoin In a detailed blog post, Coinbase security engineer Mark Nesbitt revealed that Vertcoin’s network went through repeated 51% attacks, with the largest reorganization having a length of 310 blocks and a depth of 307 blocks which, according to the specialist, may have caused double spends upwards of $100,000.

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Why Security Tokens Are Crypto Investors’ New Favorites in the Bitcoin Ecosystem?

People are looking at Security Tokens Offerings (STOs) as an alternative to Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) as regulatory groups start passing stricter guidelines. Even big companies like NASDAQ and Coinbase are experimenting with STOs.

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Coinbase, Ripple, and Other Big Names Invest $13M into Security Token Startup Securitize

CoinSpeaker Coinbase, Ripple, and Other Big Names Invest $13M into Security Token Startup Securitize San Francisco-based startup Securitize has closed a $12. 75 million Series A round led by Blockchain Capital, with notable participation from Coinbase Ventures and Ripple’s Xpring Fund.

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Blockchain Capital, Coinbase Invest $12.75 Million in Security Token Issuance Platform

A number of high profile companies within the cryptocurrency space have invested in Securitize, a primary issuance platform for asset-backed security tokens on the blockchain. The startup raised $12.

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Securitize Startup Brings in $13 Million in Funding Round, Thanks To Coinbase and Blockchain Capital

One of the main targets for many cryptocurrency enthusiasts in the market is to make these assets into mainstream financial endeavors. Securitize, a security token startup, is working towards their goal of digitizing traditional securities projects, adding them to a blockchain.

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Security token compliance platform Securitize raises $12.75 million

CryptoNinjas Securitize, a compliance platform for issuing and managing compliant digitized securities on the blockchain, today announced it has raised USD $12. 75 million in funding led by Blockchain Capital, also joined from blockchain technology investors including Coinbase Ventures, Global.

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Coinbase Backs Security Token Startup’s $12.7 Million Funding Round

Security token startup Securitize has raised $12.75 million in Series A funding backed by Coinbase Ventures and Ripple's Xpring, among others.

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Top 5 CPA Firm Confirms Funds in First Attestation of Circle’s USDC

Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) has released an independent, third-party attestation of its bank account, and according to a top 5 public accounting firm, the stablecoin has its funds in order.

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BTC/USD Price Analysis: Hash Rate and Difficulty Drop, Bottoms Near

Latest Bitcoin News For the first time this year, Bitcoin prices did print below the $5,000 mark at CoinBase as reported and affirmed by statistics from CMC. While the losses were across the board, the marked drop in Bitcoin prices did shave the overall security and efficiency of the market.

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Investor Lawsuit Brought Against AT&T, T-Mobile for SIM Swapping Hacks

Leading cryptocurrency investor law firm Silver Miller Law has filed suit against cell phone giants AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of several digital asset investors who were victims of the identity-theft tactic known as “SIM swapping.

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Coinbase Pro Adds New Features to Improve Security and Usability

Coinbase, which has been touted by the media as the New York Stock Exchange of the crypto community, announced on Oct. 26th the addition of new features on Coinbase Pro designed to improve security and usability.

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Coinbase Pro Focuses On Continuous Usability And Security Improvements

Time and technology never stay still. In the world of continuous change, the end users expect nay demand improvements. Coinbase Pro has learned that lesson well and has acted on that. Yesterday, the 26th of October they released an update which adds design features for a safer and better overall end user experience. There have […]

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Coinbase Pro adds new security and usability features

Learn about working at Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/careers - Medium

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Coinbase Lists Ethereum-Based USDC, Circle Pulls Ahead In Stablecoin Race

Coinbase Lists Circle-Backed Stablecoin After weeks of uncertainty regarding the financial security and future of the Tether (USDT) stablecoin project, an amassment of prominent crypto-centric startups released their own stablecoins, which are a form of cryptocurrency that is directly tied to the value of a non-blockchain-based asset.

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The Daily: Goldman Sachs Invests in Wallet, Institutional Traders Borrow $553M

In today’s edition of The Daily we cover stories about the latest investment in the cryptocurrency space by Goldman Sachs, the amount institutional traders borrowed in the last six months from just one OTC desk, research on state-sponsored hackers, and a new security tool from Coinbase.

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Coinbase’ New Automated Security Scaling Tool Salus Made Available to the Public

Сoinbase has recently сreated an automated security tool and now it is available to the public via an open source code. The post Coinbase’ New Automated Security Scaling Tool Salus Made Available to the Public appeared first on CoinSpeaker.

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Coinbase Exchange Open Sources Its Automated Security Scaling Tool, Salus

Coinbase Open Sources Its Security Scaling Tool Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the United States by volume, has recently developed an automated security tool and made it available to the public via an open source code.

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Introducing Salus: How Coinbase scales security automation

Learn about working at Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/careers - Medium

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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Open-Sources Its Security Scaling Tool

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is making a recently developed security scaling tool available to the public.

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Coinbase Confident of Receiving FSA Approval, Intends to Set Security Standards in Japan

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase aims to set a new security standard in Japan, and is more confident than ever that it will receive approval from Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) to operate an exchange in the region.

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Signs That The Bitcoin Bulls Are Ready To Break Out

Here are a few of the most significant signs that the bulls are getting ready to break out and stampede on the markets. Five years ago, the industry didn’t have as many investors as we see today and most mainstream media wouldn’t have given any crypto related news the light of day.

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Coinbase Confident of Receiving Japan’s Crypto Exchange License in 2019, CTO Says

FSA scrutiny on the virtual coin market could help to obtain the permit as Coinbase has experience with security guarantees, Mike Lempres explained.

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Coinbase confident Japan will let it sell cryptocurrency by 2019

Japan’s tough stance on cryptocurrencies may be a mood killer for most businesses, but Coinbase is loving it.  In fact, the company believes the increased scrutiny in the country gives Coinbase an advantage over other cryptocurrency businesses.

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ICORating Ranks Top 10 Most Secure Crypto Exchanges, Coinbase Pro Wins Number #1

Recently, ICORating published a report on the various security mechanisms implemented by the top 100 digital asset trading platforms. Shockingly, the report established that a majority of the crypto exchange platforms have glaring shortcomings in their security frameworks.

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Op Ed: Why Is There So Much Talk About a Bitcoin ETF?

An exchange-traded bitcoin fund (ETF) would signal greater acceptance of bitcoin as a mainstreet investment, while also making it much easier for both institutional and retail investors to get involved.

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New Report Ranks Cryptocurrency Exchanges by Safety, Coinbase Pro Claims Number One Spot

As cryptocurrency exchanges are mostly centralized, they’re often attacked by hackers. According to an Exchange Security Report by ICORating, “over the past 8 years about 31 crypto exchanges have been hacked and more than 1 billion dollars (actually, $ 1.

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Coinbase Pro The Most Secure Exchange, Binance 17th, New Report Reveals

Cryptocurrency exchanges have fallen victim to hacking time and time again, with the vice greatly rising in the past two years as the prices of cryptos skyrocketed. According to a new report, crypto exchanges still have a long way to go to fully secure their users’ crypto assets.

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Kraken: An Overview of One of Europe's Top Bitcoin Exchanges

In this overview, we explore Kraken and its journey from a Mt. Gox alternative to soften the blow of bitcoin’s dependence on just one exchange to becoming one of the most respected cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.

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Coinbase and Kraken hit back at NY Attorney General’s scathing criticism

Cryptocurrency exchanges are hitting back at New York Attorney General’s scathing criticism, suggesting the industry lacks fairness, integrity, and security. Earlier this week, the office of the NY Attorney General office published a report which highlighted a number of risks cryptocurrency exchanges expose their users to, including the possibility of market manipulation.

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Bitcoin’s Security Woes Could Mint Money for Top Crypto Entities

The lack of reputable custody solutions has kept large investors away from the cryptocurrency market. Custody offers security that the volatile crypto market is unable to provide to investors. Two of the most prominent US exchanges, Coinbase and Gemini, have already announced their custodial services to help institutional investors jump into the crypto space.

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BitGo Gets Approval From State Regulators to Launch Custody Service

BitGo has received the green light from the South Dakota Division of Banking to act as a qualified custodian for digital assets, according to a Business Wire press release.

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