Coinbase Exchange to Rebrand Following Ethereum Trading Launch
Bitcoin exchange and wallet service Coinbase is adding support for ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network. The addition of Ethereum comes amid rising interest in ether among digital currency traders and the technology platform itself among financial institutions and other enterprises worldwide. Trading will begin on 24th May. Further, Coinbase's exchange service will be rebranded with a new name and logo, according to vice president of business development Adam White. White told CoinDesk: "In addition to better highlighting the exchange that Coinbase is becoming....
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Coinbase/GDAX joins a very long list of Bitcoin exchanges who have added Ethereum in the past. Exciting times are ahead for Coinbase customers and Ethereum enthusiasts, as the exchange platform will support ETH trading soon. Additionally, the company will rebrand to GDAX, and the new website and logo will be coming soon. GDAX Rebrand and Ethereum Trading. Similar to most other Bitcoin exchanges in the world, there seems to be an overwhelming demand from customers to trade Ethereum on the Coinbase platform. In doing so, the company joins a very long list, and they have been one of the last....
Bitcoin exchange Coinbase has revealed that it is adding support for Ethereum’s native currency Ether. Prominent bitcoin exchange Coinbase will soon add digital currency on its trading platform, with trading to commence on Tuesday, May 24. The inclusion of ether on the trading platform comes at a time when there is an increased interest in the second major cryptocurrency after bitcoin in market captalization, amid increased valuation of Ether. BREAKING: Coinbase Exchange is adding #Ethereum $ETH pic.twitter.com/pn3cAMwgLG. — Collin Crypto (@CollinCrypto) May 19, 2016. Coinbase will also be....
For some market observers, the embrace of Ethereum by exchange and wallet startup Coinbase was a long time coming. Last month, the co-founder of one of the most heavily funded bitcoin startups, Coinbase, announced that its digital currency exchange would start trading ethers, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network. The move came after the startup hosted creator Vitalik Buterin at its headquarters for a presentation on Ethereum. Yet it was the way co-founder Fred Ehrsam released the news – with a complete rebrand to one of the company’s core products accompanied by a strongly....
The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has dropped its plan to launch a lending program after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) threatened to sue the company.
Coinbase Will Not Launch Lending Program
Coinbase announced Friday that it has decided not to launch the Lend program. The exchange wrote:
Our goal is to create great products for our customers and to advance our mission to increase economic freedom in the world. As we continue our work to seek regulatory clarity for the crypto industry as a whole, we’ve made the difficult decision....
Digital currency exchange Coinbase has revealed its stance with the Ethereum hard fork, stating that it has no plans to support Ethereum Classic, the spin-off blockchain based on the consensus and protocols of the original Ethereum blockchain. In an announcement today, bitcoin and ether exchange Coinbase has revealed that its recently launched support for ether, the token currency of the Ethereum blockchain only extends to ETH and not ETC, or Ethereum Classic. Coinbase launched support for ETH following last week’s hard fork and will continue to support “transactions and trading in ETH –....