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New Stablecoin Rules Threaten Coinbase-Circle Deal

VanEck's Matthew Sigel states proposed regulatory guidance merely formalizes rules already in the GENIUS Act.The OCC's new rules could limit stablecoin issuers to a...

Trump Firm Backs Coinbase as Officials Criticize Crypto Bill

Senior officials in the Donald Trump administration have criticized Coinbase and its CEO for withdrawing support from the stalled crypto market structure bill.Despite this,...

Coinbase to Share USDC Reserve Revenue With Circle

Coinbase receives significant revenue from USDC reserves, including 50% of Circle’s “residual payment base.”SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci frames crypto firms like Coinbase and...

Coinbase’s Base Blockchain Splits From Optimism’s Tech

Base will transition from Optimism's tech to its own in-house codebase, removing Optimism from its security council.The move is a major financial shift, as...

Coinbase Base Ditchs Optimism Stack, OP Token Plunges

Coinbase's Base Blockchain is severing its core partnership with Optimism by no longer using the OP Stack, moving to an in-house system instead.This ends...

Coinbase CEO: Quantum Computing ‘Solvable,’ Won’t Break Crypto

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong dismissed fears that quantum computing will destroy blockchain technology, calling it “a very solvable issue.”The exchange has formed a quantum...

Coinbase Considers Main App Self-Custody Rollout

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong indicated the company is considering adding a self-custodial onboarding flow to its main consumer app.Armstrong stated the technical integration would...

BlackRock, Coinbase take 18% cut from new Ethereum ETF

BlackRock and Coinbase will split an 18% cut of the staking revenue from the new ETHB Ethereum ETF.The ETF is positioned to become the...

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Cambridge: Ethereum Energy Intensity Low, Overall Use High

Ethereum consumes roughly 7.87 GWh annually, the second-lowest energy intensity per market value among major proof-of-stake blockchains.Solana leads PoS...

Saylor and Back oppose BIP-110 fork over Bitcoin security fears

Michael Saylor and Adam Back have publicly opposed BIP-110, a temporary Bitcoin fork proposal aimed at limiting non-monetary transactions.BIP-110,...

China, India groups target Pakistani police in cyber espionage

Suspected China- and India-aligned threat actors targeted Pakistani law enforcement in a sustained cyber espionage campaign between February 2024...