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"You are the reason we are in this mess." Coinbase CEO blamed after CLARITY stalls months after stablecoin rewards U-turn
Brian Armstrong says crypto can no longer wait for Congress, but his replies are pointing back to Coinbase's own decision to walk away from CLARITY in January.
Coinbase calls permissioned blockchains 'cloud' days before Circle launches Arc
Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas questioned the value of permissioned blockchains days before Circle, one of Coinbase's closest partners, launches one.
Base says tokenized stocks on the network crossed $236M in volume. But only about $9M sits on-chain
Base is celebrating $236 million in tokenized stock volume after roughly a week, though trackers show only about $9 million currently sitting on-chain.
Coinbase says fraud controls can lock users out indefinitely as ex-Solana exec gets hit
Coinbase temporarily restricted ex-Solana strategy lead after a routine transfer, echoing account access problems the exchange admits can persist indefinitely.
Coinbase says its Abu Dhabi tokenization hub will offer full shareholder rights. Its prospectuses limit them
Coinbase's approved tokenized stock prospectuses provide no direct voting rights despite its full rights promise.
Coinbase's Bitcoin bet grows by $57M. But Ethereum stash goes nowhere
Coinbase added 819 BTC to its investment holdings in Q2, increasing cost basis by $57 million, while its Ethereum balance changed by just 86 ETH.
Coinbase escapes most of a token lawsuit except trades it filled itself
Coinbase defeated claims covering 99.9% of trading, although at least $178 million in orders filled from its own crypto stash remain in the lawsuit.
Coinbase fight over vanished Gensler texts will cost the SEC $150,000
The SEC will pay $150,000 in legal fees to settle a Coinbase-backed records lawsuit, although nearly a year of Gary Gensler's texts remains permanently missing.
"I'm focused on lots of things, but I'll admit, the trenches is not one of them." Coinbase CEO says he barely follows traders on Base
Coinbase has spent years presenting Base as foundational infrastructure for the future of finance. Its CEO has now told the network's angriest traders that their corner of it isn't among the things he follows.
Coinbase CEO replaced his fake-looking profile picture on X. Degens pumped the new one into a $33M memecoin. Then he changed it again
One fake CryptoPunk, two replacement profile pictures and a memecoin crash turned Brian Armstrong's profile picture into yet another Base's controversy.
Scoop: Base spawned over 11,000 B20 tokens in one week. But just five of them captured 75% of all trading
Base built B20 for stablecoins and equities. Its first week belonged to memecoins like BRIAN and B420, The Coinformer has learned.
"We messed up, time to turn the page." Coinbase CEO admits content coins on Base failed
Brian Armstrong admitted that Base abandoned its creator coins push early this year.
Circle's US trust bank approval opens path to competing with Coinbase
Circle secured approval for a national U.S. trust bank that could eventually custody crypto for banks.
Nium acquires Coinbase-backed crypto card startup Cypher to shut it down
Nium acquired crypto startup Cypher to build a new crypto payments product, but the first thing users got was a shutdown notice.
Coinbase Ventures-backed DeFi portfolio Zapper shuts down after failing to find a way forward
DeFi portfolio tracker Zapper will shut down its website, mobile apps and API on Aug. 3.
Circle stock drops 13% as Coinbase, BlackRock, Google, and others back new stablecoin
Circle's post-IPO glow took a hit after Coinbase, BlackRock, Google, Visa, Stripe and more than 140 other companies backed a new stablecoin.
Base chain stalls after invalid block before Beryl upgrade
Base chain stopped producing new blocks before its scheduled Beryl upgrade after the team said a problematic block prevented new blocks from being created.
Base Beryl upgrade launches on testnet ahead of mainnet release
Base Beryl goes live on testnet ahead of a June 25 mainnet launch, bringing native token issuance and shorter withdrawal delays.
Coinbase-backed crypto exchange Satori Finance shuts down
Crypto exchange Satori Finance shuts down three years after launch, giving users one month to close positions and withdraw funds.
Coinbase CEO says offshore crypto perps thrived on Americans using VPNs
The offshore crypto perps boom was partly an American story hiding behind VPNs, Coinbase CEO said, as the exchange got permission to offer a compliant route.
Mastercard taps Coinbase, OKX and Aave for AI payments
Mastercard is bringing stablecoins into its new machine payments service, giving crypto rails a role in the AI payments space.
Coinbase CEO's anti-aging startup lands one of biotech's biggest 2026 rounds
NewLimit, the anti-aging startup co-founded by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, raised $435 million in one of biotech's largest 2026 funding rounds.
Circle cirBTC brings USDC issuer into wrapped Bitcoin arms race
Circle's cirBTC launch puts the USDC issuer into a heated wrapped Bitcoin race where BitGo still leads and Coinbase has quickly become the main challenger.
X402 founder leaves Coinbase to start new company
Erik Reppel is leaving Coinbase to build a new company, though he says he will remain on x402's technical steering committee.
Base token talk returns after Coinbase updates code on GitHub
Base token speculation is back after new GitHub code showed Coinbase's Layer-2 network testing native tools for creating, minting, burning and pausing tokens.
Americans trust Polymarket more than Coinbase, Uber and Bank of America
Americans appear to trust Polymarket more than big regulated names, according to the 2026 Axios Harris Poll 100.
Bitfinex shows 100% of its labeled BTC exposed to future quantum key risk
Glassnode says Bitfinex has 100% of its labeled BTC in addresses with visible public keys, leaving those coins more exposed if the quantum threat to Bitcoin signatures becomes real.
Coinbase co-founder explores Venezuela deals from oil to fintech
Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam has been meeting officials and business leaders in Venezuela as the sanctions-hit country tries to reopen its economy.
Money wins. The Hyperliquid stablecoin war ends where it started
Hyperliquid tried to move beyond USDC with USDH, but the final deal looks more like a renegotiation than a retreat.