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Early Ethereum designer to host DeFi Whiteboarding Weekend in the Bay Area

Atul Ajoy · 6 months ago · 2 min read

Coinbase generated more operating profit from transaction fees than VC money

Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, has generated nearly $2 billion from transaction fees alone since its launch in 2012, CEO Brian Armstrong said.

Priyeshu Garg · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Brave hits eight million monthly users, launches “Transparency” page for tracking growth metrics

Privacy-centric browser Brave has reached an all-time high of eight million monthly active users and released impressive statistics suggesting its crypto-incentivized advertising model is gaining traction.

Jonnie Emsley · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Santander leads $14 million round in digital securities platform Securitize

Securitize, a blockchain-based digital securities platform, raised $14 million in its latest funding round.

Priyeshu Garg · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Securitize gets approval from SEC to become first crypto securities record-keeper

San Fransisco-based digital securities issuing platform Securitize became the first “blockchain-focused agent” to get SEC approval. The company said this will enable the company to be an official keeper of records for all digital securities registered with the SEC, positioning it as a one-stop digital securities service provider, said the company to CryptoSlate.

Priyeshu Garg · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Justin Sun’s “darkest moment”: apologizes for “over-marketing” TRON to Chinese authorities, then deletes apology

Drama around Justin Sun’s lunch with Warren Buffett continues.

Mitchell Moos · 2 years ago · 6 min read

Coinbase added 5 million new users in the last 10 months

Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, has on-boarded 5 million new users in the past 10 months and now claims to have over 30 million users.

Priyeshu Garg · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Jack Dorsey’s open-source Bitcoin initiative makes its first hire

Jack Dorsey’s open-source Bitcoin initiative, Square Crypto, brings on a former Google project manager as its first hire.

Mitchell Moos · 2 years ago · 1 read

Salesforce introduces blockchain platform based on Hyperledger

Salesforce, one of the world’s biggest providers of cloud solutions for businesses, launched its own blockchain platform.

Priyeshu Garg · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Running Facebook GlobalCoin node will cost $10 million in licensing fees

GlobalCoin, Facebook’s own cryptocurrency, will reportedly be announced this month.

Priyeshu Garg · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Coinbase President Asiff Hirji is second executive to leave firm this month

Asiff Hirji, president and chief operating officer at Coinbase, is the second high-profile departure at the crypto exchange this month.

Chris Chiddle · 3 years ago · 2 min read

Investors snap up Kraken stock in $10.2 million tokenized equity offering

Kraken, one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges, reached out to its customers via email offering them tokenized stock in the company.

Priyeshu Garg · 3 years ago · 3 min read

Brave browser gaining impressive traction on Android, on par with Chrome

Among mobile web browsers downloads, Brave has pushed its way into third, narrowly behind Google Chrome by Play Store rankings.

Mitchell Moos · 3 years ago · 3 min read

Coinbase’s Balaji Srinivasan leaves after one year as CTO

Balaji Srinivasan appears to be leaving Coinbase after serving one year as chief technology officer.

Mitchell Moos · 3 years ago · 2 min read

Brave launches world’s first privacy-focused browser that pays users crypto to view ads

Web users can now get paid in Basic Attention Token (BAT) for viewing ads as Brave Technologies has launched its long-awaited ad platform which compensates users for watching ads.

Priyeshu Garg · 3 years ago · 2 min read

Five upcoming crypto and blockchain events worth attending

Regardless of how cryptocurrency prices are performing in the open marketplace, there is much going on behind the scenes.

Reuben Jackson · 3 years ago · 4 min read

World’s 250th most visited website reveals BAT contributions—analysis whether Brave browser can replace ads

The Internet Archive, a San Francisco-based non-profit digital library—reported receiving $2,500 in Basic Attention Token (BAT) tips.

Priyeshu Garg · 3 years ago · 3 min read

Coinbase CEO shares select growth metrics, suggests whole crypto industry is growing

Brian Armstrong shared a series of tweets indicating that multiple divisions of Coinbase were growing, including its Commerce, Earn, and Wallet services.

Mitchell Moos · 3 years ago · 2 min read

Coinbase Pro announces support for EOS (EOS), Maker (MKR), and Augur (REP)

On Monday, April 8, San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced the addition of EOS (EOS), Maker (MKR), and Augur (REP) to its professional trading platform, Coinbase Pro.

Mitchell Moos · 3 years ago · 2 min read

Institutional Investors Can Earn Interest on Tezos Through Coinbase Custody

Previously, institutional investors did not stake their cryptocurrency or participate in governance because of the need to use crypto-custodians.

Mitchell Moos · 3 years ago · 3 min read

Avalanche’s first memecoin SDOG ends in a $30M rugpull

Bank of England chief expresses concern over El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment

Metaverse ‘land sales’ come to PolkaStarter

Op-ed: How Algorand is gearing up to become a contender to Ethereum

Crypto.com token (CRO) added $7 billion to its market cap over past week

‘3D’ NFTs make their way to the Internet Computer (ICP) network

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Coinbase generated more operating profit from transaction fees than VC money

Brave hits eight million monthly users, launches “Transparency” page for tracking growth metrics

Santander leads $14 million round in digital securities platform Securitize

Securitize gets approval from SEC to become first crypto securities record-keeper

Justin Sun’s “darkest moment”: apologizes for “over-marketing” TRON to Chinese authorities, then deletes apology

Coinbase added 5 million new users in the last 10 months

Jack Dorsey’s open-source Bitcoin initiative makes its first hire

Salesforce introduces blockchain platform based on Hyperledger

Running Facebook GlobalCoin node will cost $10 million in licensing fees

Coinbase President Asiff Hirji is second executive to leave firm this month

Investors snap up Kraken stock in $10.2 million tokenized equity offering

Brave browser gaining impressive traction on Android, on par with Chrome

Coinbase’s Balaji Srinivasan leaves after one year as CTO

Brave launches world’s first privacy-focused browser that pays users crypto to view ads

Five upcoming crypto and blockchain events worth attending

World’s 250th most visited website reveals BAT contributions—analysis whether Brave browser can replace ads

Coinbase CEO shares select growth metrics, suggests whole crypto industry is growing

Coinbase Pro announces support for EOS (EOS), Maker (MKR), and Augur (REP)

Institutional Investors Can Earn Interest on Tezos Through Coinbase Custody

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