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Coinbase steps into consumer market with stablecoin-powered 'everything app' that goes beyond trading

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-07-25 07:36:01

Coinbase unveiled Wednesday an "everything app" designed to bring more people into the crypto economy. The "Base App," which replaces Coinbase Wallet, will combine wallet, trading and payment functions as well as social media, messaging and support for mini apps – all running on the company's homegrown public blockchain network Base, which is built on Ethereum . So-called super apps like WeChat and Alipay – which bundle several different services and functionalities into a single mobile app –

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Crypto rises on renewed optimism House will pass key stablecoin legislation this week

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-07-25 14:23:06

Cryptocurrencies and several stocks tied to the blockchain ecosystem rallied Wednesday after the House approved a procedural vote to consider three key bills governing crypto regulation after Republican lawmakers halted their passage Tuesday. Bitcoin was last higher by 2% at $119,293.86, according to Coin Metrics, while ether surged more than 10% to $3,382.95. Shares of stablecoin issuer Circle jumped 19% and crypto services firm Coinbase gained about 2% after both closed lower Tuesday. Ether

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Datadog's $65M/year customer mystery solved

news.ycombinator.com Amsterdam 2025-08-22 06:31:09

The internet has been speculating the past few days on which crypto company spent $65M on Datadog in 2022. I confirmed it was Coinbase, and here are the details of what happened. Originally published on 11 May 2023. 👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. We cover one out of six topics in today’s subscriber-only The Scoop issue. To get full newsletters twice a week, subscribe here. Datadog is a leading observability tooling provider which went publi

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Coinbase is the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 in June, and may have even more room to run

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-08-24 07:38:21

People watch as the logo for Coinbase, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron at Times Square in New York on April 14, 2021. Coinbase is the top performer in the S&P 500 in June, boosted by positive regulatory updates, product launches and, of course, its very inclusion in the benchmark stock index at the end of May. The crypto exchange's outperformance in the S&P 500 extends back to the April 8 market low, just after President Donald Trump's

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Coinbase is the best performing stock in the S&P 500 in June, and may have even more room to run

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-08-24 11:40:15

People watch as the logo for Coinbase, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron at Times Square in New York on April 14, 2021. Coinbase is the top performer in the S&P 500 in June, boosted by positive regulatory updates, product launches and, of course, its very inclusion in the benchmark stock index at the end of May. The crypto exchange's outperformance in the S&P 500 extends back to the April 8 market low, just after President Donald Trump's

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Moonbase Alpha: That time NASA made a meme video game

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-22 04:13:38

NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States, has tried many different ways to encourage public interest in science education and space exploration. That included a brief pivot to video game publishing, of all things. In 2009, NASA teamed up with multiple video game studios to create a space-themed MMO. The result was a moon base simulator game that became a meme: Moonbase Alpha. To the Moon Virtual Heroes was founded in 2004 as a game studio focused on trainin

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Circle resumes its post-IPO rally after pullback, stablecoin issuer boosts Coinbase

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-08-26 23:58:18

In this article BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jeremy Allaire, CEO and co-founder of Circle Internet Group, the issuer of one of the world's biggest stablecoins, and Circle Internet Group co-founder Sean Neville react as they ring the opening bell, on the day of the company's IPO, in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stablecoin issuer Circle resumed its rally on Thursday after a brief pullback this week. Shares were last higher by 12%, after

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Mexico’s President Has Had Just About Enough of Elon’s Exploding Rockets

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-08-27 15:38:03

After a string of failed test flights and exploding rockets, Mexico has had enough of its neighboring SpaceX facility. Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is threatening to sue over possible contamination from SpaceX’s rocket launches that sometimes rain bits of debris across the nearby border. During a news conference on Wednesday, Sheinbaum said she was looking into filing the necessary lawsuits against SpaceX’s possible violations, The Guardian reported. “There is indeed contamination,” She

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Low-wage tech support workers become a new gateway for cyberattacks

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-09-05 14:53:00

Editor's take: As businesses increasingly rely on outsourced tech support to cut costs, the risks associated with these operations are coming into sharper focus. The threat is no longer just about technical vulnerabilities; it's about the people behind the screens, and the growing pressure they face from both economic hardship and sophisticated cybercriminals. Hackers are increasingly turning the very systems designed to help customers – outsourced tech support and call centers – into powerful

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Coinbase secures EU crypto license, swaps Ireland for Luxembourg as main hub

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-09-05 15:47:36

Coinbase has secured a license from Luxembourg to offer crypto services across the European Union and will make the country its central hub in the region. The U.S. crypto exchange's main European base has been in Ireland since 2023. Coinbase said Friday that it obtained its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) license from Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). MiCA is a sweeping regulation that aims to create a harmonized legal framework for crypto across all 27 EU m

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Low-wage support workers become a new gateway for cyberattacks

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-09-05 19:53:00

Editor's take: As businesses increasingly rely on outsourced tech support to cut costs, the risks associated with these operations are coming into sharper focus. The threat is no longer just about technical vulnerabilities; it's about the people behind the screens, and the growing pressure they face from both economic hardship and sophisticated cybercriminals. Hackers are increasingly turning the very systems designed to help customers – outsourced tech support and call centers – into powerful

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Shares of Coinbase, Circle surge after stablecoin bill passes Senate

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-09-09 19:43:32

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle Internet Group, the issuer of one of the world's biggest stablecoins, and Circle co-founder Sean Neville pose outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on the day of the company's IPO in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. Shares of Circle and Coinbase rallied on Wednesday, as Wall Street cheered the Senate's passage of the GENIUS Act, which would establish a federal framework for U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins. Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, rose 22%

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This New Coinbase Card Lets You Earn Up to 4% Back in Bitcoin. Here's How It Works

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-15 01:00:00

Cheng Xin/Getty Images If you've been wanting a card that can fund your crypto portfolio, the latest credit card from Coinbase and Cardless might be the answer. The Coinbase One card offers up to 4% back in bitcoin for your purchases. However, the reward rate is based on how many assets you're holding with Coinbase and details aren't yet disclosed on the card's website. We've reached out to Coinbase for clarification and will update the story if we hear back. "Partnering with Cardless has let

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NBA Finals 2025: When Is Game 4 and How to Watch Without Cable

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-17 18:47:39

It's a quick turnaround for game 4 of the NBA Finals. Instead of the regular cadence of two days between games, there's only one off-night before the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder are back on the court for game 4. After splitting the first two games in Oklahoma City, the Pacers defeated the Thunder last night in front of a raucous home crowd in game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 is set for Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on ABC. Here's everything you need to know to watch or

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Coinbase beefs up subscription plan by offering it with American Express credit card

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-09-18 07:07:09

Coinbase on Thursday introduced its first branded credit card in partnership with American Express . The card will be available exclusively to U.S. members of Coinbase One, the cryptocurrency platform's monthly subscription product that offers zero trading fees, increased staking rewards and other perks. Additionally, Coinbase is also creating a lower-cost "Basic" subscription tier. Cardholders will be able to earn between 2% and 4% back in bitcoin , beginning this fall, and take advantage of

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Brian Armstrong says Coinbase spent $50M fighting SEC lawsuit — and beat it

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-06-04 16:38:22

Coinbase on Friday said the SEC has agreed to drop the lawsuit against the company with prejudice, meaning it cannot be filed again. The move, which is still subject to the approval of the SEC’s Commissioners, is yet another signal that the Trump administration plans to be more friendly to crypto than the SEC was under former leader Gary Gensler. The SEC’s lawsuit, filed in 2023, alleged that crypto assets were securities and that Coinbase was operating as “an unregistered national securities

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Coinbase boss claims SEC will drop crypto lawsuit

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-06-04 17:00:10

Coinbase boss claims SEC will drop crypto lawsuit Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong said the potential dismissal of the lawsuit would be "hugely vindicating". Its boss Brian Armstrong said in a post on X on Friday that "an agreement" had been reached with the regulator's staff to dismiss the legal action which would see it pay no fines or make any changes to how it operates, when confirmed. The US regulator alleged in 2023 that Coinbase had violated laws by offering investments that ar

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Coinbase says Trump’s SEC has ended its enforcement case against the crypto company

engadget.com Unknown 2025-06-04 17:13:31

Coinbase says that the SEC has agreed to end an enforcement case that accused it of illegally running an unregistered securities exchange. This could signal a major change in how the US government will enforce the crypto market now that Trump is in office. The lawsuit, which was filed during the Biden administration , has long-been considered an attempt to bring the crypto industry under the same investor-protection rules that govern stocks and other securities. Coinbase had been fighting the l

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SEC’s “scorched-earth” lawsuit against Coinbase to be dropped, company says

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-06-04 15:55:37

On Friday, a Coinbase executive declared the "war against crypto" over—"at least as it applies to Coinbase." According to Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to drop its lawsuit against the largest US cryptocurrency exchange as the agency shifts to embrace Donald Trump's new approach to regulating cryptocurrency in the US. The SEC sued Coinbase in 2023, accusing Coinbase of "operating its crypto asset trading platform as an unregister

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Mexico issues legal threat to Google

news.ycombinator.com Kevin Harrish 2025-06-04 15:03:29

John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports On Jan. 20, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America.” Last week, Google Maps officially changed the name of the gulf on its maps, sparking a flurry of memes and conversation on social media, and Mexico is now threatening legal action if they don’t change it back. In a press conference on Monday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that Mexico will sue Google if the company does not

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Latest Tech News

Coinbase steps into consumer market with stablecoin-powered 'everything app' that goes beyond trading

Crypto rises on renewed optimism House will pass key stablecoin legislation this week

Datadog's $65M/year customer mystery solved

Coinbase is the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 in June, and may have even more room to run

Coinbase is the best performing stock in the S&P 500 in June, and may have even more room to run

Moonbase Alpha: That time NASA made a meme video game

Circle resumes its post-IPO rally after pullback, stablecoin issuer boosts Coinbase

Mexico’s President Has Had Just About Enough of Elon’s Exploding Rockets

Low-wage tech support workers become a new gateway for cyberattacks

Coinbase secures EU crypto license, swaps Ireland for Luxembourg as main hub

Low-wage support workers become a new gateway for cyberattacks

Shares of Coinbase, Circle surge after stablecoin bill passes Senate

This New Coinbase Card Lets You Earn Up to 4% Back in Bitcoin. Here's How It Works

NBA Finals 2025: When Is Game 4 and How to Watch Without Cable

Coinbase beefs up subscription plan by offering it with American Express credit card

Brian Armstrong says Coinbase spent $50M fighting SEC lawsuit — and beat it

Coinbase boss claims SEC will drop crypto lawsuit

Coinbase says Trump’s SEC has ended its enforcement case against the crypto company

SEC’s “scorched-earth” lawsuit against Coinbase to be dropped, company says

Mexico issues legal threat to Google

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