Coinbase is big — but can it be Amazon big?
Now that Coinbase is public, we take a look at some of the acquisitions that've helped the crypto-native company reach $86 billion.
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Silk Road hacker who stole $4B in Bitcoin allegedly outed as US fraudster
Billions of dollars in Bitcoin was seized from Silk Road's hacker in November -- potentially the most lucrative criminal seizure in US history.
Crypto traders are profiting from Bitcoin ‘contango’ — here’s how
Here's how crypto traders can hypothetically exploit Bitcoin's contango — the gap between its spot price and futures contracts.
Kraken becomes 5th crypto platform to tease IPO after Coinbase
Kraken's chief exec says he's considering a Coinbase-style public listing after Bitcoin’s rally led trade volumes to boom.
Crypto pump-and-dumpers trick CoinDesk with fake Grayscale filing
CoinDesk suggested a mysterious imposter had registered a trust in Grayscale's name to drive up Nahmii’s price.
Coinbase lovebirds mint NFT rings for Ethereum wedding
Coinbase employees Rebecca Rose and Peter Kacherginsky exchanged NFT 'virtual rings' via the Ethereum blockchain as part of their wedding.
PayPal’s crypto checkout lets users spend Bitcoin — but merchants still get fiat
PayPal calling it 'Checkout with Crypto' despite forcing payers (and merchants!) to use fiat feels a little disingenuous.
Ransomware hackers want to return Bitcoin — but they’ll keep the change
Hackers behind the prolific Ziggy ransomware want to refund extorted Bitcoin but the conditions imply they're still in for a profit.
Jack Dorsey whipped out his Bitcoin clock and Twitter went wild
Dorsey's clock tracks the price of Bitcoin but some in the intelligence community figured something deeper was afoot.
US gov prepping second Bitcoin auction this month after ‘trial run’ succeeds
The US General Services Administration is ready to auction more Bitcoin after a successful trial run earlier this month.