Coinbase & Ethereum, Behind the Scenes

Coinbase & Ethereum, Behind the Scenes

The announcement from the Coinbase team regarding the distribution of Ethereum Classic has led to a controversial debate amongst Ethereum investors on the Coinbase exchange. The announcement from the Coinbase team regarding the distribution of Ethereum Classic has led to a controversial debate amongst Ethereum investors on the Coinbase exchange. On July 26, the Global Digital Asset Exchange (GDAX), a cryptocurrency exchange operated by the Coinbase team, released a statement to clarify that customers who stored ether on the GDAX platform prior to the Ethereum hard fork will be enabled to....


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