By Laura Desmond For an investor to outperform the market, someone else must underperform. That is a simple arithmetic fact. In a fair and regulated environment, investors have equal access to information. Winners and losers are determined by whoever can make a better prediction. But cryptocurrency is the wild, wild west. Market participants don’t play […]

Coinbase’s institutional product has begun accepting deposits, the exchange announced Monday. The exchange’s new Coinbase Custody sevice, aimed at institutional hedge funds and other clients who can deposit a minimum of $10 million, accepted its first deposit last week, the company announced on Twitter. In addition, the new service is now live for all customers. Further, […]

  By Laura Desmond CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Brian Armstrong has announced the launch of a charitable initiative to “financially empower people by distributing cryptocurrency globally,” according to a blog post published June 27. The non-profit initiative GiveCrypto.org intends to raise funds from crypto owners and distribute small amounts to people who live in emerging markets, more specifically to those going through […]