You Can Now Buy And Sell Bitcoin By Connecting Any U.S. Bank Account

Good news! Our bank account integration feature finally launched.

You can now connect any U.S. bank account to buy or sell bitcoins on Coinbase! The process is fast and simple, and we’d…

Coinbase now storing 87% of customer funds offline

Offline storage provides an important security measure against theft or loss of bitcoins. Today I’d like to talk about how we implement offline storage at Coinbase and give you a behind the scenes look at some of our processes.

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Coinbase now offers two-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication is a great way to make your Coinbase account more secure.

What is it? Well, it’s a fancy word that basically means “getting a pin code on your cell phone” when you log in. It makes things more secure…

Sending Bitcoin to People You Know With Ease

We want to make transacting in bitcoin as easy as possible. One of the more difficult things about bitcoin for the common user is dealing with the 30+ character addresses that are referenced to send or receive money. Rarely would one want to see these…

Explaining Bitcoin

I’ve had a lot of chances to talk with people about bitcoin in the last few months, and it’s definitely tough to explain.

People always have an easier time understanding something if they can compare it to what they already know. It’s like X but for Y.

Skype now accepts quite a few payment methods

Interesting to see all these new payment methods cropping up. Wonder if they’d be interested in a bitcoin offering.