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Finance

BofA Upgrades Coinbase to Buy, Sees Revenue Diversification Beyond Retail Crypto Trading

The bank says that the increase in other revenue streams could lead to increased buying interest from institutional investors.

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Markets

Market Wrap Year-End Review: Bitcoin Peaks as Coinbase Goes Public

Tesla’s bitcoin acceptance helped to send the BTC price to an all-time high near $65,000 in April, almost unthinkable just a few months earlier. Coinbase’s direct stock listing marked the exact date of the market top.

The peak of the bitcoin market in April 2021 perfectly coincided with the elevated hype surrounding the Coinbase direct stock listing. (William Henry Jackson/Art Institute of Chicago, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Sued for Allegedly Stealing Blockchain Startup’s Work

Blockchain accelerator MouseBelt Labs has sued Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong for allegedly stealing technology from Knowledgr, a startup that distributes scientific papers with tokens as incentives. The filing claims Armstrong used confidential information to develop a similar initiative called ResearchHub. “The Hash” panel breaks down the situation between Armstrong and MouseBelt as a trial awaits.

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Finance

Coinbase Prime to Streamline Institutional Crypto Trading With Link to Enfusion System

This is Coinbase’s first connectivity with an Order Execution Management System.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Is Sued for Allegedly Stealing Blockchain Startup’s Work

According to the complaint, Armstrong offered to invest in Knowledgr so he could steal the work for a similar platform he was working on.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

Videos

Coinbase Backs NYSE Arca’s Push for Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Conversion to ETF

In a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Tuesday, crypto exchange Coinbase urged the agency to approve NYSE Arca’s application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF). CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the potential outcomes and the likelihood of the first U.S. bitcoin spot ETF being approved.

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Policy

Coinbase Backs NYSE Arca’s Push for Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Conversion to ETF

Coinbase says there’s no “rational basis” for not allowing a spot-based exchange-traded product.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: In this photo illustration, a flipped version of the Coinbase logo is reflected in a mobile phone screen on November 09, 2021 in London, England. The cryptocurrency exchange platform is to release its quarterly earnings today. (Photo illustration by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Videos

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Co-founds NewLimit, a Company Built to Extend the Human Healthspan

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has introduced NewLimit, a company he’s helping build as a board member and investor in the epigenetic reprogramming space. The mission of NewLimit is to radically extend human healthspan, Armstrong tweeted. “The Hash” hosts unpack Armstrong’s latest ambitions amid an ongoing trend of early thinkers departing from crypto for greater pursuits.

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Most Influential 2021: Brian Armstrong

Coinbase’s CEO took the U.S.-based exchange public this year in a direct listing on Nasdaq.

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Finance

Coinbase Offers Access to DeFi Yields With DAI and Compound

More assets and other DeFi protocols will follow, Coinbase said in a blog post.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: In this photo illustration, a flipped version of the Coinbase logo is reflected in a mobile phone screen on November 09, 2021 in London, England. The cryptocurrency exchange platform is to release its quarterly earnings today. (Photo illustration by Leon Neal/Getty Images)