Regulation
Major crypto exchanges in India disable fiat deposits amid regulatory uncertainty
India's payment system operator, revealed that it did not know that crypto exchanges were using its services for their operations.
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Rumors
Ethereum wallet buys $400K worth of tokens 24-hours before their Coinbase listing
An Ethereum wallet bought roughly $400,000 worth of tokens that were going to be listed on Coinbase before the company made the information public.
Exchanges
Report: Coinbase is least risky crypto exchange to trade on
Increased regulatory scrutiny has forced crypto exchanges to take a more proactive approach to protecting their users, according to CryptoCompare.
Culture
Binance CZ’s $65B networth makes him almost 3x richer than FTX SBF
SBF is no longer the richest man in the crypto space, that title now belongs to Binance CZ.
Taxes
Trading volume drops as 30% capital gains tax on crypto goes into effect in India
Crypto stakeholders are predicting that the 1% tax on every transaction will affect liquidity within the sector.
Adoption
Coinbase unveils its aggressive Indian expansion strategy
Tapping into India's software talent to fuel a global expansion.
Technology
Coinbase Clouds rolls out new developer suite for Avalanche
Coinbase Cloud adds a new feature that would allow developers better understand the base code of Avalanche network.
Wallets
Solana joins list of networks supported by Coinbase wallet
The wallet would not allow users to interact with Solana Dapps nor does it support Solana NFTs presently.
Analysis
Bitcoin on Coinbase declined 36% since all-time-high, here’s what could come next
Two years from the March 2020 crash, markets are in a delicate balance. The risk of a similar crash is building up, and such an event would be consistent with the ends of prior bear cycles. However, the longer-term accumulation trends are still impressively constructive.
Investments
Whale moves $1.17 billion in BTC out of Coinbase as U.S. inflation soars
Judging by three big transactions from Coinbase Pro to an anonymous BTC wallet, some institutional entity may have made a huge purchase of bitcoin. The move comes at the same time as the U.S. reports the highest inflation rate since 1982.
Exchanges
Coinbase says it will ban Russian users from its platform only if required by law
In light of recent belligerent sanctions against Russia, cryptocurrency exchanges remain adamant that they won't target Russian citizens.
Culture
Coinbase’s Super Bowl QR code, site crash, scammy codes
Few, at least in the U.S, missed Coinbase's Super Bowl commercial featuring a QR code bouncing around the screen. The ad was so successful it forced Coinbase to throttle the site not to overwhelm it. But QR codes are also highly criticized.