Archives for: January 27th, 2023

The Netherlands fines Coinbase $3.6M for violating trading rules

Written by: ( January 27, 2023 )

The Dutch financial regulator has fined cryptocurrency company Coinbase €3.3 million (US$3.6 million) for providing crypto trading services without being registered. The Dutch central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), which oversees financial activity in the Netherlands, issued the fine, knowing that Coinbase disagreed with its policies. Coinbase did not get the required registration before it […]

Coinbase approved to offer cryptocurrency services in Italy

Written by: ( July 18, 2022 )

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase continues its aggressive European expansion. It has been approved to offer crypto services for Italy. Coinbase has announced that it received the approval of Organismo Agenti e Mediatori (OAM), the Italian Anti Money Laundering regulator. Nana Murugesan, Coinbase’s vice-president of international and commercial development, posted that the approval will allow Coinbase to […]

Independent musicians can now be paid in cryptocurrency

Written by: ( October 14, 2021 )

UnitedMasters has entered into a new essential partnership with cryptocurrency platform Coinbase. The arrangement gives independent musicians and other artists the choice to be paid through Coinbase’s finance item. As per a public statement, the objective of this partnership is to give more freedoms to the artists using UnitedMasters, and to help specialists keep control […]

Coinbase users possibly lose millions of dollars following hack

Written by: ( October 5, 2021 )

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange where users can purchase, sell and store cryptocurrency, has announced that more than 6,000 clients were casualties of a designated mission to access their accounts. The mission succeeded following a mix of phishing assaults, leading to a blemish in Coinbase’s two-factor approval framework. While no specific data on the amount of […]

Coinbase now accepts Apple Pay to purchase cryptocurrency

Written by: ( August 6, 2021 )

The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced today that users of the platform are now able to purchase digital currency and other digital assets using Apple Pay. It marks a significant advance for the interaction between fiat and cryptocurrency, with Coinbase adding that it will be adding Google Pay integration possibly sometime later this year. This follows […]

Coinbase to launch cryptocurrency app store

Written by: ( June 30, 2021 )

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced plans to launch a crypto app store offering third-party developed products. According to a blog post written by CEO Brian Armstrong today, the company wants to introduce an app store, with Armstrong explaining that, even though the cryptocurrency economy is still in its early development, it has become clear […]