Crypto

Coinbase has hired Durgesh Kaushik, the former head of Snap India, as the global cryptocurrency exchange looks to expand its reach in emerging markets including India, technewss has learned and confirmed. Kaushik is joining Coinbase as Senior Director for Market Expansion and is tasked with helpin

A popular criticism of NFTs is that they are just static JPEG files. Technically, they are not, of course. They are pieces of code on a blockchain, which means they can be programmed to have various qualities. The NFTs that go on sale on marketplaces such as OpenSea are already programmed with inst

Bitcoin mining is often criticized as an imperfect process due to its energy expenditure, but major firms in the industry are trying to maximize efficiency and sustainability while seeking regulatory clarity. In a dimly lit room at the FTX and SALT's Crypto Bahamas event, some of the largest cr

The biggest retirement plan provider in the United States, Fidelity, just announced plans to offer individuals the opportunity to invest in bitcoin through their 401(k) retirement accounts later this year. With 20 million plan participants accounting for $2.7 trillion in assets, Fidelity just broug

Stablecoins, by definition, are meant to be stable. But the growth of their total supply in the past year has shown anything but stability, which some market participants believe signals a long-term path for more success and innovation of existing stablecoins. “I think we're seeing this Cambr

Fidelity, the largest retirement plan provider in the United States, announced plans to offer bitcoin in 401(k) retirement accounts to its account holders later this year. The company is set to allow investors to allocate up to 20% of their 401(k) accounts to bitcoin, though employers will have the

OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace, acquired NFT aggregator Gem.xyz (Gem) to “better serve” its more experienced users, the company said in a blog post. The deal, which comes a few months after OpenSea bought DeFi wallet startup Dharma Labs, will allow OpenSea to “learn from Gem

At long last, Coinbase’s NFT push came to the market this week. The U.S. cryptocurrency trading giant’s entry into the market for non-fungible tokens has been a long time coming and lands at an important time for the public company. Shares of Coinbase are trading near all-time lows toda

Jack Dorsey, the Twitter co-founder and current Block CEO, is no longer the payments firm’s “chief executive officer.” Instead, the executive is choosing to call himself “Block Head and Chairperson.” It’s an unconventional title, sure, but it is perhaps fitting f

Brian Armstrong, the chief executive of Coinbase, believes Apple’s App Store rules have hampered the company’s product roadmap, accusing the iPhone-maker of banning features from their app and generally not being friendly with the cryptocurrency industry. “Apple so far has not rea

Web3 has attracted people from all walks of life, from traditional finance analysts and hedge fund managers to software developers. But a fairly new group has been entering the space over the last 12 months: artists. Whether it be big-name rappers like Snoop Dogg or small local painters trying to e

In the world of crypto, where vast amounts of investment are pouring into young and scrappy teams building uncharted technology, it’s increasingly the VC firms who are investing heavily in research to sweeten their sell to early teams with plenty of offers on the table. On Thursday, venture f

The wild world of NFTs has taken the crypto world by storm in the past 12 months, and while they're not loved by everyone, they've caught most people's attention due to the sheer volume and number of projects popping up in the space. The most popular NFTs are often the most valuable, to

It might be a good morning — or perhaps “gm” — for the hundreds of thousands of NFT community members who will now get another marketplace to trade their digital collectibles. Six months ago, Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the U.S. by volume, announced that it was launchin