Coinbase Charts Course For Institutional Crypto Products

Bitcoin and ether may be pulling back from their all-time highs but alternative cryptos are starting to see action. (CoinDesk archives)Jan 12, 2021 at 10:07 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 12, 2021 at 10:16 p.m. UTCMultiple Tokens See Rally Amid Looming ‘Alt Season’As prices for bitcoin and ether retreat from their recent highs, the strong performance of…

Cryptocurrency custody specialist BitGo has hired Matthew Ballensweig, the former managing director of Genesis who stepped down in September of last year amid a cascade of collapsing crypto firms.Ballensweig, who was also co-head of trading and lending at Genesis, will head up BitGo's newly launched Go Network, designed to allow hedge funds and other institutions…

Hardware wallet maker Ledger announced that it is integrating with Coinbase, allowing Ledger users to buy digital assets using the crypto exchange's Coinbase Pay as an on-ramp.Bringing Coinbase Pay into the Ledger Live app is supposed to benefit Ledger users, according to a press release seen by CoinDesk, making it easier for users to receive

Gradually, then suddenly, as they say, bitcoin (BTC) is becoming mainstream. The biggest asset managers in the world like BlackRock and Fidelity have lined up to launch a spot bitcoin ETF in the U.S. Based on the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust's NAV discount, which has narrowed dramatically, the market assigns a probability of around 90% that

In the high-stakes world of sports, strategy is everything. Traditionally, game plans and tactical decisions have been the exclusive domain of coaches and analysts, decided behind closed doors. But imagine a scenario where thousands of passionate fans have a direct say in those crucial calls. Thanks to the rise of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), this

Nov 19, 2020 at 6:31 p.m. UTCHelium team, left to right: Pierre Defebvre, Andrew Allen, Rahul Garg, Brian Bussiere.(Helium)Helium Wireless Network Approves New Hard Cap for HNT Token EmissionsHelium is hard-capping production of the tokenized fuel that powers its decentralized wireless network.Under a newly passed improvement proposal, Helium miners will stop adding to the circulating…

Bitcoin miners have secured ample power supplies and operating capabilities and can help companies build AI data centers, the report said. Bernstein initiated coverage of miners Iris Energy and Core Scientific with outperform ratings. The broker remains a bitcoin bull and forecasts the token reaching $200,000 by 2025, $500,000 by 2029 and more than $1

Feb 15, 2020 at 10:40 UTCUpdated Feb 15, 2020 at 10:54 UTCFrom Crypto Self-Custody to Music Rights, This Mother-Daughter Dev Team Does It AllDeveloper Cindy Zimmerman and her mother Judy Katzman are among the cryptocurrency community’s most quietly prolific builders.After learning about bitcoin in 2011, Katzman worked for the early exchange BitInstant and Zimmerman moved…

The Basel Committee, a global standard-setter for banks, has said it plans to consult on potential revisions to its criteria for stablecoins on Thursday.The news came after the committee took stock of its review of elements of the prudential standard for banks' exposure to crypto that it published in December last year.Regulators have been looking