Coinbase Uses ‘Paranoid’ Cloud Infrastructure to Secure Platform
Coinbase, founded in 2012 by Fred Ehrsam and Brian Armstrong, is one of the most popular bitcoin companies in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The firm has grown quite a bit since its inception and has become one of the largest Bitcoin trading platforms in the United States. In a recent blog post, Brian Armstrong details how the company has grown, securing....
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When bitcoin exchange Coinbase launched two and a half years ago, Heroku, a simple hosting platform, provided the right solution, said Brian Armstrong, Coinbase co-founder, writing in Medium. Heroku provided a more battle-tested solution than anything the founders could create on their own. But the founders realized that they had to build the next version of their infrastructure from the ground up, giving special attention to security. After one year, the team completed a transition that has operated inside AWS. The experience in developing this solution can serve as a starting point for....
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