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Nansen – a blockchain data firm based in Singapore – has laid off about 50 people at the time of writing, suggesting the crypto winter is not fully over. Nansen Says Goodbye to Many Employees 2022 was marred by news of many large crypto firms and companies laying off employees. Big names like Gemini in New York and Coinbase joined the ranks, with the latter initially putting off plans to triple its workforce. Originally, Coinbase had the goal to become bigger than...

The team behind Base – an Ethereum Layer 2 chain built on OP Stack in collaboration with Optimism – said its mainnet is available for builders to deploy their products.  The entity will release a “Genesis Builder” NFT to commemorate those who entered the ecosystem from the get-go. However, it has no intentions of issuing a network token. The Latest Step Base announced its testnet launch in February, which allowed it to connect with “incredible builders and have watched their...

CoinspeakerCoinbase’s Layer-2 Network Base Unveils Mainnet for Developers before Public Launch The Coinbase Base mainnet will allow developers to deploy applications on the Base platform. This mainnet includes two functioning block explorers and an official RPC node, which enables users to read data and send transactions. Coinbase’s Layer-2 Network Base Unveils Mainnet for Developers before Public Launch

CoinspeakerCrypto Soars to Yearly Highs amid XRP Fueled Sentiment Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest cryptocurrency, reached its highest price since June 2022, touching $31,818 on the Bitstamp exchange. Crypto Soars to Yearly Highs amid XRP Fueled Sentiment

Recent comments regarding Bitcoin exchanges from Gary Gensler – Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – suggest that his agency may not be so eager to approve the recent wave of Bitcoin spot ETF applications in its mailbox. The chairman claimed that crypto trading platforms like Coinbase are structured in such a way that makes them open to wash trading and market manipulation. Problems With Coinbase, According to the SEC Gensler commented on the...

The entire crypto market is rallying after the judge overseeing Ripple V. SEC ruled that neither XRP, nor most situations in which it transacted, are securities. The ruling has also prompted exchanges like Coinbase to relist XRP starting today. In a tweet on Thursday, Coinbase Assets confirmed that it will re-enable trading of XRP on XRP network, starting at 1:45 PT. “Once sufficient supply of this asset is established trading on our XRP-USD, XRP-USDT, and XRP-EUR trading...

Coinbase has unveiled an end-to-end encrypted, private, and portable messaging feature for its self-custody wallet product – Coinbase Wallet to enable users to connect directly through their wallet, engage with communities, as well as send payments across thousands of coins. The goal is to give Coinbase Wallet users full control and ownership over their identity and chats by eliminating unnecessary risk and potential losses with the help of messaging. Coinbase’s New...

Egypt is yet another country that currently copes with severe financial difficulties and galloping inflation, which have harmed the local currency. As such, the price of bitcoin against EGP has surged notably lately, exceeding 1,200,000 EGP on Binance, which is a record high. It is worth mentioning that the valuation is not that high on other cryptocurrency exchanges, such as Coinbase. The Outcome of the Monetary Disruption Despite Egypt’s GDP gradually growing in the past...

Coinbase’s shares spiked to almost $90 following the news that exchange operator Cboe Global Markets filed amended applications of three spot BTC exchange-traded funds, adding surveillance-sharing agreements with Coinbase. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has yet to decide on the launch of such a product. It remains unknown whether the lawsuit filed against Coinbase by the watchdog will affect its final ruling. Rising to Almost One-Year High Cboe Global Markets – an...

CoinspeakerCathie Wood’s Ark Invest Sells $12M in Coinbase Shares amid Rally Meanwhile, some Coinbase executives, including CEO Brian Armstrong, have been taking advantage of the stock’s rally in recent months. Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Sells $12M in Coinbase Shares amid Rally