Crypto exchange Coinbase’s stock price will continue to be “weighed down” until regulators establish the legal “rules of the road” in the United States, according to investment analysts from Citi. As per reports on May 1, the investment bank downgraded shares of the crypto exchange from “Buy” to “Neutral” and lowered its price target — citing “too many unknowns” as the company battles it out with regulators. Screenshot of the analyst note from Citi. Source: Twitter “Until the regulatory ‘rules of the road’ are better established in the U.S., the…
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Ether (ETH) Stakers Flee Crypto Exchange Binance, Coinbase as Rocket Pool, Frax Finance Gain Deposits
Regulatory risks and aversion to centralized crypto platforms after last year’s bankruptcies are likely among the reasons that drive investors to decentralized staking protocols, Tom Wan, an analyst at digital asset investment firm 21Shares, said in a note. Source
Insider trading lawsuit filed against Coinbase executives and board members
A lawsuit filed in a state court in Delaware alleges that Coinbase’s top executives enriched themselves by $1.09 billion by not disclosing negative information about the company before listing its shares in April 2021. Defendants in the lawsuit include CEO Brian Armstrong and prominent venture capitalists. Millions of dollars in profit On May 1, an investor in Coinbase stock, Adam Grabski, filed a lawsuit on behalf of all shareholders, naming Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, his management team, and prominent investors Marc Andreessen and Fred Wilson as defendants. Fascinating lawsuit discusses…
Coinbase Launches International Exchange for Bitcoin and Ether Perpetual Futures – Bitcoin News
Coinbase, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, recently announced the launch of a new service called Coinbase International Exchange. The new platform will enable institutional users outside of the United States to trade bitcoin and ethereum perpetual futures. The company stated in a tweet that the service will begin by offering perpetual futures settled in USDC with up to 5x leverage to institutional clients in eligible jurisdictions. Coinbase Reveals Bitcoin and Ethereum Perpetual Futures Settled in USDC With up to 5x Leverage The launch of Coinbase International Exchange follows the company’s…
Coinbase Grew Quickly by Working With U.S. Regulators. Will It Expand Even More by Disregarding the SEC?
But the new vertical is also a sign of the exchange’s increasingly global perspective. Although Coinbase has operated across Europe and parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America for years, it has recently become more vocal about building internationally. In an April blog post, the exchange said it has begun talking with financial regulators in Abu Dhabi (which is building a crypto/fintech tech sandbox) while Armstrong, following a conversation with the U.K.’s Economic Secretary and City Minister, Andrew Griffith, said the country is “moving fast on sensible crypto regulation.” Source
Coinbase officers, board members face suit over alleged insider trading during listing
A Coinbase shareholder has filed a stockholder derivative complaint against some of the company’s executives and board members, claiming they profited from inside information during the company’s public listing. CEO Brian Armstrong and well-known venture capitalists are among the defendants. A stockholder derivative complaint is a suit filed against a company on behalf of its stockholders. Coinbase shareholder Adam Grabski filed the suit in the Delaware Court of Chancery on May 1. Grabski bought Coinbase shares on the first day of the crypto exchange’s public listing. According to a redacted…
Coinbase Launches International Crypto Derivatives Exchange
Coinbase has launched a global cryptocurrency derivatives exchange days after disclosing that it was going offshore with a Bermuda license. The US-based digital asset exchange said the new platform is only open to only eligible, non-US institutional traders. The new platform on Tuesday listed Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) perpetual futures contracts, Coinbase said in a blog post, adding that the platform currently only offers 5x leverage, with all trades settled in stablecoin USD Coin (USD). It’s official! Coinbase International Exchange is here. Institutional traders in eligible non-US jurisdictions now…
Coinbase Opens Offshore Crypto Derivatives Exchange
“Rest assured that Coinbase is committed to the U.S., but countries around the world are increasingly moving forward with responsible crypto-forward regulatory frameworks to strategically position themselves as crypto hubs,” Coinbase said in a blog post. “We would like to see the US take a similar approach instead of regulation by enforcement which has led to a disappointing trend for crypto development in the U.S.” Source
Coinbase International Exchange launches amid SEC crypto crackdown in the US
As the cryptocurrency industry faces regulatory challenges in the United States, public crypto exchange Coinbase is moving forward with a global derivatives platform. On May 2, Coinbase announced the launch of the Coinbase International Exchange (CIE), a new institutional platform designed for crypto derivatives trading. The CIE will start trading by listing Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) perpetual futures later this week. All trading on the CIE will be settled in Coinbase-backed stablecoin USD Coin (USDC), requiring no fiat on-ramps. Coinbase stressed that direct access trading on CIE is available to…
Coinbase Faced With Too Much Regulatory Uncertainty, Rating Cut to Neutral: Citi
The bank slashed its price target for the crypto exchange to $65 from $80. Source