Coinbase has unveiled Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC), giving users a gateway to decentralized finance (defi) apps on Ethereum and Base, using bitcoin (BTC). The cbBTC token is essentially a wrapped version of bitcoin, fully backed by BTC held in Coinbase’s custody. Coinbase Wrapped Bitcoin Opens New Defi Opportunities According to the San Francisco-based crypto exchange, […] Original
Coinbase is rolling out cbBTC — Coinbase Wrapped BTC — an ERC20 token backed 1:1 by Bitcoin, which Coinbase holds. According to a press release shared with crypto.news, the cbBTC token is now available on Base and Ethereum (ETH). Wrapped Bitcoin is a tokenized version of Bitcoin (BTC) that runs on Ethereum or other blockchains, giving BTC holders access to DeFi applications. Coinbase’s cbBTC is the latest addition to the wrapped asset category, following the likes of WBTC (WBTC). In August, Coinbase posted a cryptic tweet about a new wrapped…
“The average buy-sell ratio suggests stronger buying pressure on Kraken and Coinbase, with ratios of 250% and 123%, respectively, compared to near-parity on Bybit and Binance, which have ratios of 99% and 97%,” Hosam Mahmoud, research analyst at CCData told CoinDesk in an interview. Original
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A group of Coinbase shareholders sued the exchange in 2022, alleging the exchange “made materially false and misleading statements” about its operations and risk of regulatory action. United States District Judge Brian Martinotti, of the District of New Jersey, ruled Thursday that while the plaintiffs had a plausible case that Coinbase acted “negligently” when it came to regulatory action (the SEC did, in fact, sue Coinbase), they did not bring a plausible case for most of the allegations. Source
Coinbase added the new native asset of an Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling protocol to its listing roadmap on Friday, putting the token on the potential path to trading on the top US crypto exchange. Zksync (ZK), the newest addition to the listing roadmap, bills itself as “an ever-expanding verifiable blockchain network, secured by math.” The project is a ZK rollup, one of the two main types of rollup solutions that execute transactions outside of Ethereum’s blockchain but record the transactional data. ZK rollups run computations off the chain and then…
“While we continue to see risks for Coinbase, we think the improving environment, P&L profile, gradual but ongoing diversification, clear industry leadership in the US, and recent share performance point to a more balanced risk/reward, and we move to Equal Weight,” the analyst wrote. Source
Coinbase stock slipped for eight straight days, the longest losing streak since July, as cryptocurrencies continued falling. Coinbase is facing major headwinds Decentralized and centralized exchanges have come under pressure as cryptocurrency volume has dropped in the past few months. Data from DeFi Llama shows that the volume traded in DEXs peaked at $260 billion in March and then retreated to $175 billion in August. More data shows that the volume traded on CEX platforms stood at $1.2 trillion in August, down from $2.48 trillion in March. This volume has…
Crypto-focused stocks also performed poorly. Crypto exchange giant Coinbase (COIN) declined 1%, briefly slipping below $160 for the first time since February, taking out the lows hit during the early August crash due to the Japanese yen carry trade unwind. Large-cap bitcoin miners Marathon (MARA) and Riot Platforms (RIOT) were down 4% and 2%, respectively. Original
While the Harris campaign isn’t taking crypto contributions directly, Future Forward USA, is a major source of support for Harris, and the development is, at minimum, possibly a signal that Democrats are warming to cryptocurrencies. Harris’ opponent in the presidential election, Donald Trump, has courted – and won – support from crypto fans and companies. The presidential administration in which Harris serves has been strongly criticized by the industry for what’s viewed as an anti-crypto stance. Source