Coinbase said on Monday it will buy prediction markets startup The Clearing Company, its tenth acquisition this year, as the crypto exchange looks to expand beyond its core digital assets business.Prediction markets let users buy and sell contracts tied to the outcomes of real-world events, rangi... Read more
Fast Company - Dec 22
Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) has filed lawsuits against Michigan, Illinois, and Connecticut, challenging state authority over the regulation of prediction markets. The legal action, initiated on Thursday, seeks to establish that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is the sole re... Read more
Benzinga - Dec 19"Well, I didn't trade on it, of course," Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said about rattling off the crypto words that traders were betting he'd say. Read more
Insider - Dec 03
Acquisition talks fell through in the final hours, according to reports. Also: Visa launched another stablecoin pilot on Visa Direct; the Bank of England seeks input on stablecoin restrictions; and more in this week's global payments roundup. Read more
American Banker - Nov 12
One of the largest deals ever for a stablecoin startup has fallen through. Coinbase has called off acquisition talks with the U.K.-based BVNK, a spokesperson for the crypto exchange confirmed to Fortune. It wasn’t immediately clear why Coinbase iced the deal, which had gotten as far as the due... Read more
Biztoc - Nov 11
Several Wall Street shops are bullish on Coinbase's progress toward integrating its financial infrastructure into big banks following the crypto firm's third-quarter earnings report. Read more
Cnbc - Oct 31
Stablecoins might not send your digital wallet to the moon, but the less speculative side of cryptocurrency is definitely enjoying its moment in the sun.According to a new report from Fortune, credit card stalwart Mastercard wants to make a massive bet on infrastructure that links digital currenc... Read more
Fast Company - Oct 30
Here are Friday's biggest calls on Wall Street. Read more
Cnbc - Oct 03
Mindstate Design Labs is developing drugs that aim to deliver psychedelic benefits without a trip, drawing funding from Y Combinator and the founders of OpenAI, Neuralink, Instacart (NASDAQ:CART), Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), and Twitch, according to Wired.The company built Osmanthus, an AI platform t... Read more
Benzinga - Oct 02
Pollak discussed the token, and said Base is committed to decentralization. Read more
Fortune - Oct 02
