Cointelegraph talks with Coinbase protocols lead and Base creator Jesse Pollak about the company’s new blockchain, which is already a force to be reckoned with.
Andrew Singer
Andrew has been a professional writer and editor for more than 30 years. He received an M.A. in statistics from Columbia University in 2017 and has since been working as a freelance writer with a specialty in machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology and big data. He likes to swim, play tennis and hike in the Hudson Highlands.
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‘Massive’ crypto use cases to surface by 2030 — Coinbase exec - Analysis
How blockchain tech and dMRV can help carbon trading markets Combining blockchain with digital monitoring, reporting and verification protocols may not only improve VCMs but even rescue them.
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From the U.S. to Japan, regulators are beginning to embrace crypto Switzerland, Singapore and the EU have taken the early regulatory lead, but Japan and the UAE are coming on now. Even the U.S. may be awakening.
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Blockchain technology lets East African farmers sell globally Blockchains’ tracing capacities can help certify that crops weren’t grown by razing woodlands or harvested with child labor.
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United Kingdom’s digital pound meets public backlash — Why? The use of physical currency for transactions is plummeting globally, so why is the U.K. so tentative with its own central bank digital currency?
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Will BlackRock’s ETF slingshot Bitcoin’s price skyward? Have the world’s largest financial firms finally “seen the light” with Bitcoin? Will demand outstrip supply, making a BTC price rise inevitable?
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Unfazed by SEC tumult, top banks work to make blockchains interoperable Swift, the interbank payments network, has enlisted a dozen world-class institutions — and Chainlink — to fix blockchain’s interoperability deficit.
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Does the US have a crypto ‘tax loophole’ problem? The Biden administration wanted to nix a “special tax subsidy for cryptocurrency,” but it wasn’t in the May 28 debt ceiling bill. Another narrow escape?
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In the US, targeted crypto legislation ‘could start the ball rolling’ Is the EU’s crypto regulatory framework a useful model for U.S. legislators? Can a “security” token really morph into a “utility” token?
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Will compromise on anonymous crypto appease US regulators, spur adoption? Asking exchanges to identify users might seem like a minor inconvenience, but could it drive DeFi firms overseas, and would crypto users even care?
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Shapella could bring institutional investors to Ethereum despite risks The latest fork on the “roadmap” shores up the network’s new validation mechanism while finally allowing stakers access to their ETH rewards.
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Unwinding the hyperbole: Are US-based crypto firms really being ‘choked’? Are U.S. agencies conspiring to “un-bank” crypto and put Binance out of business?
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Crypto reform coming to US in 2023, says former White House chief of staff SVB’s epic failure occurred “at a bank that happened to deal with crypto customers” but “was not a crypto-induced problem,” said Mick Mulvaney.
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Rattled crypto industry could emerge stronger after USDC depeg Did the depegging reveal stablecoins’ limitations, or was it a learning moment?
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Crypto industry may escape lasting damage from Silvergate liquidation Some foresee benefits if the U.S. finally gets sensible crypto regulation post-Silvergate, and traditional banks “may become warmer to establishing [crypto] relationships.”
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Is the IMF shutting the door prematurely on Bitcoin as legal tender? Should the International Monetary Fund leave the door open for developing countries struggling with inflation? “Bitcoin was made for the Global South.”
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SEC vs. Kraken: A one-off or opening salvo in an assault on crypto? The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may be focused on custodial staking programs today, but does it also have proof-of-stake blockchain networks in its sights?
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Crypto lender Salt makes comeback with $64.4 million funding The crypto lender froze withdrawals in mid-November. It will resume operations in Q1 2023, buoyed by a Series A recapitalization.
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Bitcoin’s big month: Did US institutions prevail over Asian retail traders? There may be no single reason for BTC’s 39% January price gain, but some suspect institutional investors. Can their impact be quantified, though?
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Genesis Capital’s fall might transform crypto lending — not bury it TradFi firms with expertise in risk management may soon “fill the void” left by bankrupt crypto lenders, a Duke finance professor predicts.
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Ava Labs and Amazon’s partnership could ‘expand the pie’ for blockchain The collaboration will allow both individuals and institutions to launch subnets that can operate as self-sufficient blockchain systems.
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Congress may be ‘ungovernable,’ but US could see crypto legislation in 2023 Bipartisan support for cryptocurrencies exists on both sides of the aisle and in both chambers, but extreme elements could still thwart legislation.
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Will FTX’s ill wind reach the Global South? Maybe not In Latin America, "crypto is functional, it has a real utility." It can hedge inflation, provide access to dollars and internationalize wealth.
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Was the fall of FTX really crypto’s ‘Lehman moment?’ Lehman Brothers’ 2008 collapse nearly brought the world financial system to its knees. Does FTX really compare? Are such analogies even useful?
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How stable are stablecoins in the FTX crypto market contagion? The collapse of crypto-exchange FTX hit the crypto world like a tropical storm. It bears asking once again: How stable are stablecoins?
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Election tally: Does blockchain beat the ballot box? With election integrity under assault in the United States and elsewhere, is blockchain technology part of the solution? Greenland explores voting options.
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Could Bitcoin have launched in the 1990s — Or was it waiting for Satoshi? With the internet, elliptic curve cryptography, even Merkle trees and PoW protocols all present, Bitcoin was “technically possible” in 1994.
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Does the IMF have a vendetta against cryptocurrencies? Is the multilateral lending institution throttling useful DLT experiments in the developing world, or is it saving crypto from itself?
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Tech’s good intentions and why Satoshi’s new ‘social order’ foundered Bitcoin’s creator seemed to succeed where others failed — initially. What did he do differently? He rotated record-keepers.
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Smart contract-enabled insurance holds promise, but can it be scaled? Blockchains can help to insure the world’s uninsured, but daunting challenges remain: How does one explain crop insurance to indigent farmers?