Introducing the Exchanges: Coinbase (Part 1)
See also: our "Introducing The Exchanges" article on BitStamp. In the year since the site first launched, Coinbase has come to be one of the most important and influential companies in the US Bitcoin economy. The company was originally founded by Brian Armstrong in the summer of 2012, and started out with a simple mission: make Bitcoin as easy to use as....
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PRESS RELEASE. Centralized exchanges have been the backbone of the cryptocurrency market for years. They offer fast settlement times, high trading volume, and continually improving liquidity. However, there’s a parallel world being built in the form of trustless protocols. Decentralized exchanges (DEX) require no middlemen or custodians to facilitate trading. Due to the inherent limitations of blockchain technology, it has been a challenge to build DEXes that meaningfully compete with their centralized counterparts. Most DEXs could improve both in terms of performance and user....
Coinbase Vault, first revealed a few months ago, has now implemented a multisig feature that has been demanded far and wide by Coinbase's international customer base. In one fell swoop, Coinbase has set themselves apart from their competitor, Circle, in a big way. Today, Coinbase announced their Multisig Vault, which allows users to control their own private keys on Coinbase. This means that even in the event of Coinbase's untimely demise, bitcoins "stored" in the Coinbase multisig vault would still be accessible to the user. Users would be able to use open source tools, like this one, to....
Japan and Portugal announce approval of new cryptocurrency exchanges in the nations. Portugal has approved two exchanges so far, while Japan has allowed Coinbase to function within the country. Japan Approves Coinbase Coinbase can finally start operations in Japan as the country’s top financial regulator has approved the organization within the nation. As of this […]
Following a momenumentous S1 filing, the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase appears poised to shift the public perception of exchanges at large.
Question: How do you introduce people to something new and make sure they use it in the future? Answer: Catch them young and give them a reason to use it. Guess who got it right, Coinbase. The leading North American bitcoin wallet company with its base in San Francisco, California did it last year by introducing its wallet to students. Coinbase gave away free bitcoin to over 20,000 college students. All the students got $10 worth of bitcoin in their Coinbase wallet after they signed up on Coinbase platform. In order to avail the offer, students were required to sign up using their .edu....