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The largest US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has classified bitcoin and several altcoins as institutional assets following the developments in 2020. In its yearly report, the company has confirmed the growing institutional interest, the maturing market, and, somewhat surprisingly, the expanding appetite from corporations towards ETH.2020 Established Bitcoin As An Institutional AssetThe challenging last year saw the emergence of Bitcoin as an asset fit to serve the needs of institutional...

The largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase plans to go for a Direct Public Listing (DPO) of its Class A common stock. The firm expects the Form S-1 filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to become effective after the Commission completes its review.Coinbase Aims For Direct Public ListingCryptoPotato reported in December that the San Francisco, California-based had submitted a draft registration with the SEC to go public with an initial public offering (IPO). Early...

e-Toro – one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platforms – has put out a notice to its customers warning them that the company may be instilling various limits on purchase orders in the coming weeks.e-Toro: We May Have to Implement Buying LimitsThe announcement came in response to what the company calls an unprecedented demand for bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. With the recent spikes experienced by bitcoin (the asset is currently up to $36,000, about 300 percent higher than where...

The largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has issued a formal apology for users in the UK and the EU region. The company acknowledged that its services have been unstable because of the high number of new registrations and the latest regulatory requirements.More Users Led To Problems On CoinbaseCoinbase users located in the UK or the EU might have noticed that the services on the popular US exchange didn’t operate properly in the past two months. The platform displayed “partially...

Bitcoin has hit another all-time high. The currency – which just yesterday was trading for around $35,000 per unit – has added another $4,000 to its price and is now trading for around $39,000. This, ultimately, is a slight pullback from where the currency was during the early morning hours after it hit a whopping $40,000 per unit for the first time in its short yet significant history.Bitcoin Has Surged Again!The surge came with a few repercussions such as Coinbase crashing for the umpteenth...

Two more companies that could be affected by the recently proposed FinCEN crypto regulations, namely Square and Andreessen Horowitz, have confronted the legislation. Both believe that the industry requires clear rules but asserted that FinCEN has failed in its rushed attempt.Square Goes After The FinCEN Crypto RegulationsCryptoPotato reported recently that the US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) came up with new regulations on Money Services Business (MSBs) that...

Following news that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking to sue Ripple for selling unregistered securities, crypto exchanges such as Coinbase in the United States have announced that they will soon drop XRP from their lists of offered digital assets and halt trading beginning early 2021.Coinbase Says “No” To RippleCoinbase has stated that all XRP trades will be suspended as of January 19 of this year. The good news is that customers of the exchange will not lose access to...

While Ripple is dealing with allegations from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concerning its XRP token, major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase seems to be getting its own share of legal saga, as the company faces a class-action lawsuit for receiving commissions gotten from the sale of XRP tokens.Coinbase Slammed With Class Action LawsuitAccording to a court document, Thomas C. Sandoval, the plaintiff, has filed a class-action lawsuit against the San-Francisco based...

Coinbase verwaltet 20 Milliarden US-Dollar Der geplante Börsengang rund um Coinbase bringt die Bitcoin Community in Aufruhr. Einerseits, weil Coinbase die beliebte digitale Währung von Ripple Labs aus dem Sortiment nimmt und den Handel mit XRP deaktiviert. Andererseits bringt gerade der geplante Börsengang die Bitcoin Community in Aufruhr: Viele Bitcoiner wollen vom Börsengang...

Following weeks of speculations, the US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed a new set of regulations on self-hosted crypto wallets. The organization gave stakeholders 15 days to respond to the propositions, but Coinbase has continued opposing the idea and asked for an extension of that period.FinCEN’s Newly Proposed Crypto RegulationsThe cryptocurrency community has speculated on rumors that the US Treasury could be working on new legislation for self-hosted...