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Coinbase is known for storing cryptocurrency and allowing its many customers to trade digital assets. However, what we didn’t know was that the company also did its own investing in crypto as well. We’re Learning a Lot About Coinbase As it turns out, the company has become of the first major cryptocurrency exchanges to file for a public listing. In doing so, a lot of information has come out about the firm that many traders were unaware of prior, a big one being that...

Last December, Live Bitcoin News reported that Coinbase – one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States – had decided to go public. On Thursday, the documents tied to the filing were revealed and made available to interested readers. Coinbase Is Going Public, and Brian Armstrong Has a Lot to Say Among these documents was a heartfelt letter written and filed by the company’s CEO Brian Armstrong. In the letter, Armstrong describes the...

Brian Armstrong – the CEO of Coinbase – is saying that if Satoshi Nakamoto were to ever reveal his full identity, there would be serious repercussions for both bitcoin and its many investors. Satoshi Nakamoto Should Always Stay Hidden Not long ago, the company had decided that it was going to go public through a direct filing. In documents related to the filing, the digital exchange claims that Satoshi Nakamoto is a “risk factor,” and that the real identification of the...

One of the biggest cryptocurrency thefts in history occurred last year. It involved the digital exchange KuCoin, which ultimately lost more than $275 million in total assets. Now, a new report has emerged blaming Lazarus – a North Korea-based hacking group – for the attack.Lazarus Is Behind a Massive TheftLazarus has been active for several years. The organization is believed to be centered in North Korea. It is also alleged that the group has stolen more than $1.75 billion in total digital...

As those of us in the crypto space realize, the world of bitcoin and digital assets has a nasty habit of attracting bad actors and financial crime. The latest scheme involves messaging service Discord and ads promoting free cryptocurrency for users.Discord Users Need to Be On the LookoutAs the old saying goes, “Nothing in life is free,” and many Discord users are learning this lesson right about now. Researchers with Kaspersky Labs have issued a warning to customers of the messaging firm,...

Nexo – a regulated digital asset firm that manages more than $4 billion in assets – has launched its new Nexo Exchange application.Nexo Services Are Now Available Through Mobile DevicesNow, people can access the company’s many services through their Android or iOS phones and trade as many as 75 separate digital trading pairs between cryptocurrencies and fiat. The company guarantees the best prices on all trading pairs through its “smart routing” system to ensure customers always get the most...

If you’re into cryptocurrency and you’re looking to save a little money along the way, then perhaps the Gemini Exchange is something you should be checking out right about now.Gemini Looks to Give Customers a Chance to Make Some MoneyThe popular cryptocurrency exchange based in New York and brought forth by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss of “The Social Network” fame has established a new savings account program it’s simply calling “Earn.” The idea is that customers can hold their digital money...

Luno – a digital asset exchange based in Malaysia – has released a statement explaining that the institutional interest that drove bitcoin’s meteoric price spikes during 2020 is likely to last throughout this new year.Luno Says Institutional Love of BTC Will Last Through 2021During 2020, many large institutional firms – including MicroStrategy, MassMutual and Stone Ridge – invested hundreds of millions of dollars into the world’s largest digital currency by market cap. The idea was that...

Coinbase – one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States – can’t seem to handle it whenever there’s a major crypto rally. The exchange always seems to undergo technical problems and sometimes even experiences temporary shutdowns. As traders witnessed late last week, the recent bitcoin surge was no exception.Coinbase Loses Power… AgainCoinbase put out a message early Friday morning announcing that the company was experiencing technical problems that forced executives to...

Binance Research has unveiled a new survey suggesting that many of the world’s top crypto owners still prefer the storage methods of digital exchanges.Binance Research: Most People Are Still Using Exchanges to Store CryptoBinance Research is a division of the world’s largest and most popular digital currency trading platform. According to the recent survey, as many as 60 percent of the world’s digital currency traders and buyers store their assets in exchanges. The survey is being called the...