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Crypto Exchange Luno Rejigs Leadership Roles as It Seeks to Boost Investor Base, Eyes Public Listing
22.3.2023
CEO Marcus Swanepoel is moving into a new role as executive chairman, and COO James Lanigan has been promoted to CEO
Crypto Exchange GMX Proposes Deployment on Coinbase's Base Blockchain
21.3.2023
Decentralized derivatives exchange GMX has community support over deploying the protocol on Coinbase's (COIN) recently-announced layer 2 blockchain, Base
Moody’s Downgrades US Banking Sector to Negative After Collapse of Three Major Banks
14.3.2023
After the failure of three major U.S. banks last week, with two of them being the second and third largest banking failures in the country, Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the rating of the U.S. banking system from “stable” to “negative.” As one of...
Coinbase Is Adding DeFi Apps Uniswap and Aave to Its Base Blockchain: Source
14.3.2023
A person familiar with the process said Uniswap would probably appear on Base in a couple of months
Ethereum layer-2 solutions may focus less on token incentives in the future
11.3.2023
Token incentive models may become obsolete as layer-2 networks focus on ease of functionality and low fees, but how will this impact decentralization?
Coinbase CEO hints its new layer-2 network could include AML measures
7.3.2023
Brian Armstrong said centralized firms have a responsibility to monitor transactions and carry out AML checks
Chainlink Price Feeds Go Live on Base, Coinbase’s Layer 2 Testnet
3.3.2023
Base also joins the data provider's Scale program, allowing developers to construct smart contracts that can react to external information at a subsidized cost
Japanese Tech and Finance Giants Launch Japan Metaverse Economic Zone
28.2.2023
Several Japanese tech and finance giants have signed a document to create the Japan Metaverse Economic Zone, a multipurpose virtual universe that will have its base in a platform called Ryugukoku. The virtual world will allow these companies to share their technology with users as it lets them roam...
Coinbase launches Base testnet & enhances dapps onchain
27.2.2023
Incubated within Coinbase, Base testnet goes live with the ability to enable developers to come up with secure and low-cost decentralized applications. Base has been developed with the intention of keeping it developer-friendly solely for the purpose of making it easier for every developer across...
Coinbase Launches Layer 2 Blockchain Base to Offer Fast, Low-Cost and Secure Transactions – Here's What You Need to Know
24.2.2023
The major US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has announced the launch of its own layer 2 blockchain for Ethereum (ETH) called Base.
Base brands itself as a “secure, low-cost, developer-friendly” way to build decentralized applications (dapps), and will serve as a home both for Coinbase’s...
Tokens of Optimism Ecosystem Surge as Coinbase Unveils its Layer 2 Base
24.2.2023
Coinbase said Thursday that it is leveraging Optimism's technology to launch an Ethereum layer 2 scaling product, Base
Unrelated BASE Token Jumped 250% After Coinbase Starts Layer 2 Network Base
24.2.2023
As of Friday, Coinbase has explicitly stated it has no plans to launch a token for its new blockchain
Coinbase new blockchain seen as 'massive confidence vote' for Ethereum
24.2.2023
One Ethereum bull hopes the launch will help onboard a host of other crypto companies and financial institutions onto Ethereum
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Launches Ethereum L2 Scaling Network Called Base
24.2.2023
The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the deployment of Base, an Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling network, after developers launched the Base testnet on Thursday. The company said it is incubating Base within Coinbase and that the L2 chain will progressively decentralize over time....
Coinbase's New Layer 2 Blockchain, Base, Has Rocky Rollout
24.2.2023
The much-anticipated protocol struggled to process user transactions, then became the target of some Twitter shade for changing some terms of a contribution pledge on the fly
Coinbase Launches Layer 2 Blockchain Base to Provide Onramp for Ethereum, Solana, and Others
23.2.2023
Base is built on Optimism and Coinbase has no plans to issue a new network token
Arbitrum’s User Base Is Fastest Growing Among Leading Blockchains: Bernstein
20.2.2023
It is the only blockchain where liquidity locked is growing, the report said
Square Enix to Use Polygon’s Network in Symbiogenesis, Its Upcoming Web3 Experience
17.2.2023
Japanese gaming company Square Enix has announced that it will be using Polygon, an Ethereum sidechain, as a base for Symbiogenesis, its upcoming Web3 experience. Naoyuki Tamate, producer of the game, cited the high transaction speeds and low transaction gas costs as the reasons for making this...
‘All Your Base Are Belong To Us’ Game Out On Steam, But Without Famous Meme
15.2.2023
Toaplan’s Zero Wing is the game that spawned the classic (ancient, even) meme of “All your base are belong to us.” And it’s now out on Steam, easily accessible on modern hardware. As you might expect, the game’s store page references the beloved memes Zero Wing spawned decades ago. However, this...
Kenyan Fintech Kwara Raises $3 Million in Seed Extension
22.1.2023
A Kenyan fintech that digitizes credit unions, Kwara, is reported to have raised $3 million via a seed extension round that was backed by DOB Equity, Globivest, and Willard Ahdritz. The latest round brings to $7 million the amount of capital that the fintech has now raised via this funding round....