Tl;dr: We’re announcing two big updates to our Commerce platform: instant, free payments from Coinbase users to Commerce merchants, and seven new cryptocurrencies that can be used for payments through Commerce.One of Coinbase’s goals is to become a p...
Tl;dr: The replatforming of Coinbase Wallet’s mobile app reflects our commitment to improving access to web3. In this blog, we discuss why the transition to React Native marks a critical turning point for both our users and our technical teams.By Chi...
Tl:dr:Coinbase Derivatives Exchange (formerly FairX) will launch its first listed crypto derivatives product on June 27, 2022: Nano Bitcoin futures contract (BIT), with each contract sized at 1/100th of a bitcoin.Upon the June 27th launch, BIT future...
TL;DR: Over the next month, eligible Coinbase customers will be able to send and receive ETH, MATIC, and USDC on Polygon, and USDC on Solana. The Polygon integration marks the first time Coinbase has enabled the ability to send and receive these asse...
Tl:drLater this year, we’ll begin sunsetting Coinbase Pro to migrate all advanced trading into one unified Coinbase account, bringing customers access to popular features like staking, Borrow, dapp wallet, and Coinbase Card from a single platform bal...
By Sid Coelho-Prabhu, Director of Product Management, and Jeff Hinojosa, Product ManagerTl;dr We have completely redesigned the Coinbase Wallet mobile app to be more intuitive and visually-compelling. With best-in-class multichain support that now in...
By Brian Armstrong, CEO and CofounderEarlier today, I shared the following note with all Coinbase employees.Team,Today I am making the difficult decision to reduce the size of our team by about 18%, to ensure we stay healthy during this economic down...
Tl;dr: This blog shares insights on how Coinbase is investing in new tools and processes to scale its node operations.By Min Choi, Senior Engineering Manager — Crypto ReliabilityBlockchain nodes power almost every user experience at Coinbase. We use...
Tl;dr: A quick update about a key priority market from the International team. As we prepare to launch in Brazil, we have hired a Country Director, are building out an engineering team, and have engaged with regulators, financial institutions, and st...
By Faryar Shirzad, Chief Policy OfficerTl;dr: As negotiations on the EU’s crypto rules enter a critical phase, we’re sharing four key pillars that should be taken into consideration. The potential for the EU is enormous and Coinbase is working to inf...
By L.J Brock, Chief People OfficerAs part of our announcement on Thursday, we made the difficult decision to rescind the offers of a number of candidates who were set to join Coinbase.While it’s necessary to slow our headcount growth in light of the...
Tl;dr: Our recent evaluation of Kubernetes underscored its suitability for scaling Coinbase into the future. In the past, a migration to Kubernetes raised concerns due to the operational burden of running and securing the control plane in-house. We’v...
By L.J Brock, Chief People OfficerI shared an update with our employees today that I want to also share publicly here.TL;DR: In response to the current market conditions and ongoing business prioritization efforts, we will extend our hiring pause for...
By Paul Grewal, Chief Legal OfficerA couple of weeks ago, a newly required SEC disclosure we made in our 10Q created some noise about how Coinbase holds crypto assets and what could happen in the highly unlikely event of the company’s insolvency. Thi...
Tl;dr: Coinbase commits $1 million for Public Goods through Gitcoin, including $200,000 for upcoming Grants Round 14.Today, Coinbase is pleased to announce its ongoing support of digital public goods — or open-source software supporting open-source p...