For almost their entire history, despite designs to the contrary, the primary role of cryptocurrencies and digital assets has been confined largely to trading and speculation. But recent advancements in blockchain infrastructure are positioning digital assets as more functional tools for real-world financial transactions. And...
Visa has launched a money movement partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. The collaboration connects Coinbase to the Visa Direct network, letting the exchange’s customers deposit funds into their accounts via eligible Visa debit cards, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 29) news release. “Bringing this feature to our...
The stablecoin market is collectively worth north of $170 billion. That’s a large number. And with the news Monday (Oct. 21) that FinTech giant Stripe has reportedly acquired stablecoin platform Bridge for $1.1 billion, it’s becoming a harder one for the payments sector to ignore. Stripe...
Cryptocurrency and Web3 technologies are supposed to represent the future of finance, offering a decentralized and borderless world where money, data and assets flow freely. Despite progress and setbacks, however, the advance guard of a hypothetical future-fit financial sector is fighting the same historical battles...
July 04, 2024
Halfway through 2024, and the cryptocurrency and blockchain space finds itself at a critical juncture. It is the same critical juncture, or at least one strikingly similar, that the crypto and digital asset sector has always found itself at — a juncture where regulatory developments, interoperability and scalability, and institutional acceptance are at the forefront. […]
February 16, 2024
Renewed investor enthusiasm for crypto has been good news for U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. And while 2023 wasn’t the greatest year for crypto, it was no 2022, and Coinbase’s latest quarterly...
August 04, 2023
Expectations weren’t very high for Coinbase Global this most recent quarter. The company continues to face very significant risks on the regulatory front within the U.S., and remains entangled in a nasty...
July 04, 2023
There will be no fireworks for the digital asset sector this July Fourth. It’s looking like the course du jour being cooked on the grill this Independence Day could be...
October 30, 2024
Visa has launched a money movement partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. The collaboration connects Coinbase to the Visa Direct network, letting the exchange’s customers deposit funds into their accounts via eligible Visa debit cards, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 29) news release. “Bringing this feature to our customers supports our mission of increasing economic freedom in the […]
October 06, 2024
Coinbase is preparing to delist stablecoins that don’t adhere to European regulations by year’s end. The move, as reported Friday (Oct. 4) by Bloomberg News, comes as the European Union’s...
October 03, 2024
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is expanding the ways businesses can pay. PayPal paid invoices to EY using the PayPal USD (PYUSD) stablecoin deposited into EY’s Coinbase Prime account, according to a...
September 23, 2024
Coinbase Global addressed a federal appeals court Monday (Sept. 23), aiming to force the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create new rules for digital assets. The cryptocurrency exchange sued...
