Coinbase Pledges to ‘Evaluate’ Forked Ethereum Tokens in Update to ‘Merge’ Policy

The crypto exchange is changing its tune – slightly – on its planned response to Ethereum’s biggest tech upgrade.

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More Job Cuts Could Be on the Horizon, Says Coinbase Executive

Amidst a slew of layoffs, the chief policy officer at Coinbase, Faryar Shirzad, admitted that further job cuts could come sometime in the future as part of a long-term plan to "operate the company responsibly.

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After Armstrong Tweet, India's Crypto Policy Body Says No Contempt of Court Challenge vs. RBI

Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong had raised the question of contempt of court challenge against India's Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of India but the policy body representing the Crypto industry has said they will not be filing a contempt of court challenge.

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Coinbase Launches Global Think Tank to Help Shape Crypto Policy

On Tuesday, Coinbase launched the Coinbase Institute, its global think tank devoted to rigorous research in crypto & Web3. The post Coinbase Launches Global Think Tank to Help Shape Crypto Policy appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Introducing the Coinbase Institute: Advancing the policy debate around crypto and the future of…

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SEC Commissioner says NFTs Might Fall Within Their Jurisdiction, Gensler Hires Senate Aid for Crypto Policy

The US Securities and Exchange (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce commented on crypto market participants like Coinbase and Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo. ) calling for one regulator to oversee the cryptocurrency market.

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Coinbase Launches Digital Asset Policy Proposal To Enhance Regulatory Clarity For The Crypto Industry

Today, Coinbase Inc., one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, released a comprehensive policy proposal detailing suggested reforms to the current American cryptocurrency and digital assets regulatory...

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Coinbase releases regulatory proposal demanding 'certainty for everyone'

Coinbase has proposed a set of regulatory guidelines as part of its Digital Asset Policy Proposal (dApp). In the same, the exchange has demanded "regulatory certainty for everyone" by calling it the "The post Coinbase releases regulatory proposal demanding 'certainty for everyone' appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Coinbase unveils its Digital Asset Policy Proposal to spark conversation around comprehensive crypto regulation

One of the crypto industry's major players seeks to boost the public debate on how to best fit digital assets into the regulatory perimeter.

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Digital Asset Policy Proposal: Safeguarding America’s Financial Leadership

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Law Decoded: The aftermath of El Salvador's pioneering move, Sept. 6-13

Cointelegraph's law & policy newsletter is back with a discussion of El Salvador's effects, Coinbase's woes, and the digital euro's prospects.

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USDC to consolidate reserves into cash and US treasuries

Coinbase president Emilie Choi expects USDC’s updated reserves policy to be in full effect by September.

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How Much Bitcoin Will Coinbase Buy In New Reserve Policy?

We can make estimates on the size of the bitcoin allocation that will be made by Coinbase following announcement of its new reserve policy.

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Coinbase to Invest $500 Million in Bitcoin And Speculative Altcoins

Coinbase has updated its investment policy to include a 10% quarterly income allocation in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency and also committed to investing $500 million of its $4 billion in reserves into crypto.

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Crypto Exchange Coinbase to Invest 10% of All Future Profits in Crypto Assets

Coinbase today announced it would allocate 10% of its quarterly net income toward buying cryptocurrencies to create a diverse portfolio of crypto assets. Coinbase Updates Investment Policy US-based cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase today announced a significant update to its investment policy.

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Coinbase Unveils MicroStrategy-Style Cryptocurrency Investment Policy

Brian Saylor? Coinbase is set to invest billions into a vast array of cryptocurrencies

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Coinbase updates investment policy to increase investments in crypto assets

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Coinbase recruits former White House Advisor as new Head of Policy

US-based crypto exchange Coinbase welcomes former White House Deputy National Security Advisor Faryar Shirzad as the new head of policy, it announced in a blog post earlier this week. The post Coinbase recruits former White House Advisor as new Head of Policy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Coinbase hires ex-Goldman exec to lead regulatory issues

Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN), operator of a cryptocurrency exchange platform, in a blog post earlier today announced that Faryar Shirzad will join the company as the Chief Policy Officer. In his most recent role, Shirzad served as the Global Co-Head of the Office of Government Affairs at Goldman Sachs.

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Faryar Shirzad Joins Coinbase as Chief Policy Officer

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Coinbase Creates Open-Door Policy for New Listings

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Coincover’s New Policy Protects Cryptocurrency Held in Hot Wallets Backed by Lloyd’s

Lloyd’s of London, the insurance behemoth, is backing a brand-new policy on protecting from hacks cryptocurrency that’s being held in wallets. The insurance is provided by the crypto lifestyle service provider Coinbase and underwritten by the Atrium insurance syndicate of Lloyd’s, said Coincover on Sunday.

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Ripple and Coinbase to Push for “Clear Regulatory Framework” for Crypto Industry

The Blockchain Association announced the launch of the Market Integrity Working Group last week to support the development of public policy that “ensures the transparency and fairness of cryptocurrency markets.

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Pressured by Apple, Coinbase to Remove iOS dApp Support

Popular cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage service Coinbase may soon remove support for decentralized applications for its Apple users. The firm cited the App Store policy as the reasoning behind the decision.

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Coinbase To Remove DApp Browser From Its Crypto Wallet App Due To Apple Store Compliance

Coinbase is considering removing the DApp browser component from its crypto wallet application in order to continue being hosted on the Apple app store. The San Francisco based crypto exchange noted that it will implement this move for compliance purposes as per Apple’s policy.

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Coinbase Wallet Removing Mobile Dapp Browser to Comply With Apple

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for bad news in crypto, with Youtube’s removal of hundreds of videos, Google Play’s removal of Metamask, and now Coinbase mobile wallet users facing an announcement their app is losing its dapp browser, reportedly due to restrictive policy requirements from Apple.

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Is Litecoin (LTC) Up Because of FOMO? Adds $2.7 Billion in 18 Hours

Litecoin gains impressive, up 47 percent Losses from CoinBase’s hot wallet insured by a $255 million cover As one of the most secure exchange, CoinBase is not taking chances. Their chief information security officer now reveals that the exchange’s hot wallet insurance policy covers $255 million just in case of losses.

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Coinbase Reveals $255M Hot Wallet Tailor-made Insurance Policy

As exchange wallet hacks are still happening, Coinbase has revealed the details of its insurance for $255 million.

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US Crypto Giant Coinbase Details $255 Million Customer Insurance Coverage Program

Coinbase is taking the threat of criminals hacking activity seriously, and to prove it, the exchange revealed the details of its crypto insurance policy program this week. It’s held a hot wallet policy with a $255 million limit since 2013.

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US Crypto Giant Coinbase Details $255 Million Customer Insurance Program

Coinbase is taking the threat of criminals hacking activity seriously, and to prove it, the exchange revealed the details of its crypto insurance policy program this week. It’s held a hot wallet policy with a $255 million limit since 2013.

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$255 Million: Coinbase Confirms Extent of Crypto Insurance Coverage

Coinbase has revealed the details of its $255 million insurance policy for crypto held on customers' behalf.

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Coinbase Pro Now Supports Stellar Lumens (XLM)

Coinbase Pro has just announced support for Stellar Lumens (XLM) on its platform, in a policy aimed at expanding its services and providing its users a wider range of trading possibilities without lowering its quality.

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Chainalysis Clarifies User Data Handling Policy

Chainalysis is the latest firm to speak up about their usage of user data in a March 5, 2019 blog post, following similar response from Elliptical in the wake of Coinbase controversy. It All Started with an Interview On March 1, 2019, Christine Sandler, Coinbase’s Head of sales, sat down with Cheddar for an interviewRead MoreRead More.

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Blockchain Analytics Firm Chainalysis Outlines User Data Policy Amid Coinbase Allegations

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has clarified that it does not collect or sell users’ personal data when it provides its services to crypto exchanges

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Reacting to Public Ire, Coinbase Drops Neutrino Execs With Hacking Team Ties

After a week of community discontent, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has decided to sever its business relationship with Neutrino employees who previously worked at the notorious Italian malware/software provider Hacking Team.

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Coinbase Bought Neutrino Because Its Old Analysis Providers Sold User Data

Coinbase’s Director of Institutional Sales, Christine Sandler, said in an interview last week that, in part, the exchange acquired controversial software firm Neutrino because its prior blockchain analysis providers were selling customer data.

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Did Ripple Pay Coinbase to Break Its Own Policy and List XRP?

As XRP trading went fully live on Coinbase Pro, a new report outlines that the cryptocurrency exchange has violated its very own listing framework.   Coinbase Breaching Its Own Rules XRP trading went live on Coinbase Pro on February 25th.

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Can I Trust BitFury’s Peach Lightning With My Data? Maybe

Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.

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Can I Trust Bitfury’s Peach Lightning With My Data? Maybe

Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.

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Coinbase Parts Company with Policy Head Michael Lempres

Lempres is leaving the US exchange for a position at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

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Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer Is Leaving for a Major VC Firm

Coinbase's chief policy officer, Mike Lempres, is leaving to take on a new role at a venture capital firm, says Bloomberg.

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Coinbase Loses Exec To VC Giant Amid Crypto Market Turmoil

Coinbase Loses Chief Policy Officer Mike Lempres  Since its infancy, many have lauded the cryptocurrency industry for catalyzing a so-called “Wall Street (and Silicon Valley) brain drain,” whereas talents from the traditional world have run for the hills — finding solace in the lesser-known, yet growing blockchain space.

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Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Calls It Quits, Is Crypto at Risk of Losing Talents?

The chief policy officer at leading crypto brokerage and exchange platform Coinbase has left his position for one at U. S. venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Is Michael Lempres’s move indicative of a wider pilgrimage of talent from the digital asset industry in the wake of the 2018 bear market? Will More Crypto Talent Follow Lempres’s.

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IRS Advisory Committee Requests Clearer Guidance for Crypto Tax Code

On October 24, 2018, an advisory committee to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a report calling for clarity on the IRS’s position toward cryptocurrency taxation.

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Coinbase Expands Further Into the EU, Establishes Dublin Office

One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the US, Coinbase, is following an aggressive EU expansion policy. The exchange recently entered the UK market and enabled GBP payments for its customers.

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0x (ZRX) is the First ERC-20 Token on Coinbase, Now Available to All Coinbase Consumers

Following the amendment to Coinbase’s token listing policy last month, decentralized exchange protocol token 0x (ZRX) has become the… The post 0x (ZRX) is the First ERC-20 Token on Coinbase, Now Available to All Coinbase Consumers appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.

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0x (ZRX) is the First ERC-20 Token on Coinbase, Now Available to Coinbase.com Consumers

Following the amendment to Coinbase’s token listing policy last month, decentralized exchange protocol token 0x (ZRX) has become the… The post 0x (ZRX) is the First ERC-20 Token on Coinbase, Now Available to Coinbase.com Consumers appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.

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Coinbase Has Just Added ZRX, Its First ERC-20 Token

Making good on a promise it made back in March of this year, Coinbase has just added its first ERC-20 token. ZRX, the token of the 0x (pronounced “zero x”) protocol began trading on Coinbase Pro (formerly GDAX), the exchange’s professional trading platform, on October 11, 2018.

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Exchanges Roundup: Yobit Unveils Random Coin Pump, Okcoin USA Plans Stablecoin

In recent news pertaining to crypto exchanges, Yobit has announced a “random coin” pump for Oct. 11, the founder of Okgroup has announced Okcoin USA’s plan to launch a stablecoin, and Coinbase’s chief policy officer has predicted that the exchange will attain Japanese regulatory approval by 2019.

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