Coinbase

7 articles tagged Coinbase.

Articles

Security

Coinbase’s contractor breach is an insider story, not a chain failure

In a 14 May 2025 filing, Coinbase said overseas support contractors stole account data and that it would not pay a $20 million ransom. Keys in cold storage were not the headline. Names were.EasyCryptoGuides · 14 May 2025, 21:00 UTC · 2 min read

Regulation

The SEC dropped its Coinbase case. That is a dismissal, not a statute.

On 27 February 2025 the SEC filed a stipulation to dismiss its civil enforcement action against Coinbase. The 2023 complaint is off the docket. The Exchange Act is not.EasyCryptoGuides · 27 Feb 2025, 16:00 UTC · 2 min read

Technology

Coinbase Base is an L2 product, not a new Ethereum

A public company shipped a layer-2 network with cheap fees and a marketing summer. That is a product launch. It is not a replacement chain.EasyCryptoGuides · 9 Aug 2023, 16:00 UTC · 1 min read

Companies

Coinbase listed on Nasdaq. That is a company going public.

Reference price $250; open $381; close $328. Existing holders sold into a public book. The exchange is still a custodian with a login.EasyCryptoGuides · 14 Apr 2021, 17:00 UTC · 1 min read

Altcoins

Coinbase to suspend XRP trading

Coinbase said XRP trading would be limited then suspended in January 2021, while deposits and withdrawals to XRP wallets would continue.EasyCryptoGuides · 30 Dec 2020, 12:00 UTC · 1 min read

Review

Coinbase

★★★★☆ Score 3.6 of 5. 3.6A reasonable on-ramp if you enable app-based two-factor authentication, read the freeze/withdrawal rules, and do not leave more on the platform than you would leave with any other private company. It is not a wallet you control.EasyCryptoGuides · 18 Apr 2020

Companies

USDC launches. A dollar token is still a company product.

An ERC-20 that you redeem through a company. Attestations are not a 10-K. Tether’s later New York fight is a different issuer. Circle’s IPO is years away.EasyCryptoGuides · 26 Sept 2018, 14:00 UTC · 1 min read