San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange desk Coinbase has just forked out a $30,000 bounty to the finder of a critical bug in its systems. As reported by The Next Web, the bounty is the latest to be posted on vulnerability coordination and…
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NYSE Parent ICE Anticipates Over $20 Million Spend on Bakkt This Year
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, estimates it will spend more than $20 million this year in building Bakkt, its bitcoin futures trading and custody platform. In an earnings call for Q4, 2018, on…
Coinbase Extends PayPal Withdrawal Option to 32 European Countries
Coinbase customers in the EU and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries can now make withdrawals into their PayPal accounts. The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange announced the news Tuesday, explaining that, until now, European customers have had only Single Euro…
A Court Date for QuadrigaCX: What to Expect at Tomorrow’s Hearing
The troubled crypto exchange QuadrigCX has appealed for creditor protection, setting the stage for a significant court hearing on Feb. 5 in Canada. Last Thursday, the exchange’s appeal was made before the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, with QuadrigaCX claiming that…
How BlockEx Went from $24 Million ICO to Layoffs in Less Than a Year
BlockEx’s treasury couldn’t stop taking hits in 2018 – and for the London-based startup, it has meant significant delays, scaled-back ambitions and layoffs. CEO Adam Leonard confirmed to CoinDesk that “staff reductions” had taken place. “Some of it naturally as products…
2018: A Record-Breaking Year for Crypto Exchange Hacks
Eric Larcheveque is the CEO of Ledger, a leader in security and infrastructure solutions for cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications since 2014. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review. 2018 was a record-breaking year. From the number…
Launch of Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Market May Get Postponed Again
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, is likely to delay the launch of Bakkt, its bitcoin futures trading and custody platform, a second time, CoinDesk has learned. The company last set Jan. 24 as the…
Coinbase Adds Crypto-to-Crypto Trading for Retail Customers
Coinbase users can begin trading cryptocurrencies directly with other cryptocurrencies, the exchange startup said Monday. The company is adding support for crypto-to-crypto trading for its retail customers, adding a feature that has long been available to professional cryptocurrency trading services,…
Gemini Launches New Mobile App for Crypto Traders
Crypto exchange Gemini has just launched a mobile wallet for its users. Gemini CEO and co-founder Tyler Winklevoss wrote in a Medium post on Tuesday that the new app allows customers to buy or sell cryptocurrencies, view market prices, see…
Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer Is Leaving for a Major VC Firm
U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is reportedly losing another senior executive. According to a Bloomberg report Wednesday, its chief policy officer, Mike Lempres, is leaving the firm to take on a new role at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. “As chief legal…