Tl;dr: This report updates on what FACT0RN Blockchain, a Coinbase Crypto Community Fund grant recipient, has been working on to replace PoW hashing by work that is of interest to the private sector as well as to the academic community. Code for the FACT0RN Blockchain, which launched April 20, 2022…

By George Liu and Matthew Turk Tl;dr: This blog analyzes centralized stablecoin lending yield for Compound Finance and shares our insights on performance, volatility, and factors that drive this yield on collateralized lending of stablecoins in DeFi. …

Coinbase is pleased to announce the international expansion of the Travel Rule Universal Solution Technology (TRUST), a global, industry-driven solution designed to comply with a requirement known as the Travel Rule while protecting the security and privacy of customers. In February of this year, TRUST launched in the United States…

Tl;dr: Coinbase Wallet makes it simple to trade tokens on your choice of network. This month, we expanded our trading features to support token swaps on BNB Chain and Avalanche. By Catherine Shyu Sullivan, Senior Product Manager More than $1 trillion were traded on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) in 2021 —…

TL;DR: Coinbase is announcing its partnership and investment in the WNBA ecosystem. Today, Coinbase is excited to announce our expanded investment within the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) ecosystem. In addition to the League, our new partners include the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (“WNBPA” — the union which represents…

By Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer Tl;dr: At Coinbase, we take our responsibility to build a more open, accessible financial system very seriously. We’re deeply committed to our asset listing policies and processes, and we’ll continue to innovate as our dynamic space evolves. A few weeks ago, we shared concerns…

By: Hermine Wong, Director of the Coinbase Institute Tl;dr: Today signals the launch of the Coinbase Institute, a global crypto-native think tank. Our mission is to accelerate rigorous, novel research, and to bring together the best minds across disciplines to fuel progress on decentralization, web3, and the future of finance. …

By Jesse Pollak, Senior Director of Engineering at Coinbase Tl;dr: Coinbase is committed to its vision of investing in web3 and the broader cryptoeconomy. We’re embodying this vision by integrating, building, and supporting protocols at Coinbase. Protocols are increasingly integrated into our products, a focus for teams across the company…