Baird and BTIG lowered their price targets on Circle Internet (CRCL) and Coinbase (COIN), respectively, on Monday, but maintained bullish ratings on both stocks ahead of second-quarter (Q2) earnings.Baird analyst David Koning cut his price target on Circle to $100 from $138, while keeping an ‘Outpe…
Coinbase Ventures, the corporate venture capital (VC) arm of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, led the ranks of crypto-focused VC's with 30 deals in the first half of 2026.Runner-up Animoca Brands completed 19 investments while Silicon Valley VC a16z logged 18 deals and stablecoin giant Tether comp…
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) warned on Saturday that Congress may be squandering its best-ever shot at the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, with the clock now running out fast."The Clarity Act is the closest Congress has ever come to real digital asset market structure…
ARK Invest bought Coinbase Global (COIN) shares in three exchange-traded funds on Friday, second only to SpaceX (SPCX) as the most popular name across the fund family that day.COIN was bought in ARKF, ARKK and ARKW at a similar weighting of about 0.15% of each fund’s holdings. SpaceX was the most b…
The week saw brokers pursue acquisitions, regulatory approvals and expansion into new markets while adapting to evolving regulations. Authorities in Europe and Australia stepped up oversight, as firms also accelerated AI adoption and platform upgrades to strengthen their competitive positions.IG Gr…
Shares of Circle (CRCL) trimmed gains in midday trade on Friday after Wall Street analysts offered a mixed verdict on how much the company's new banking approval actually changes for the stock.CRCL’s stock had been on track to hit a monthly high in Friday's pre-market session, a sharp reversal afte…
Paul Grewal, who has served as Coinbase’s chief legal officer since 2020, announced that he would transition to an advisory role at the exchange starting on July 31.In a Thursday X thread and LinkedIn post, Grewal said Coinbase’s legal vice presidents Molly Abraham and Ryan VanGrack would step into…
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal is leaving his post after about six years, according to an announcement on Thursday.Grewal is perhaps best known for serving as Coinbase’s top lawyer during its multi-year legal battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which sued the crypto exchan…
The White House on Thursday pushed back on claims from Senate Democrats that it is refusing to nominate Democratic commissioners to independent agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as the Senate prepares to return from…
Coinbase Prime has picked up one of the more interesting institutional custody signals in crypto: a deal with the US Marshals Service. The agreement puts federal seized-asset management back into focus at exactly the moment traders are watching government wallets more closely than ever.This is not…
Shares of Coinbase (COIN) dropped in pre-market trade, while shares of Sharplink Gaming (SBET) edged higher in pre-market trade on Wednesday despite the fact that both firms received a price target cut from Citizens as part of the firm’s broader valuation reset.Citizens analyst Devin Ryan lowered c…
Coinbase Global COIN recently secured authorization to offer investment services in the United Kingdom, enabling eligible users to trade derivatives and equities alongside cryptocurrencies. The approval marks another milestone in Coinbase’s effort to build a comprehensive, globally regulated digita…
The largest corporate holders of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) and Tom Lee-backed Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), defied the broader slump in markets in afternoon trade on Tuesday.Both the leading cryptocurrencies traded in the green while the stock marke…
Ondo (ONDO) on Tuesday announced its entry into the on-chain perpetuals race with Ondo Preps. It will be going up against Hyperliquid (HYPE), Aster (ASTER), ApeX Protocol (APEX), and Lighter (LIT) as well as centralized exchanges like Coinbase (COIN), who have also recently ventured into the space…
Gemini Space Station NASDAQ:GEMI, a crypto platform working to build a financial super app, has launched 0% commission stock trading for U.S. customers, expanding its offering beyond crypto and giving eligible users access to thousands of U.S. exchange-listed securities through the Gemini app.The m…
Issued on behalf of Rhino Bitcoin Inc.Rhino Bitcoin Inc. (OTC:RHNO) reported that new KYC-verified users more than tripled since the start of the second quarter, a surge the company says is driving higher transaction volume as it rolls out promotions, a creator program, and a national brand campaig…
Crypto-linked stocks moved higher on Monday as improving sentiment in digital assets helped lift several names tied to the sector. The gains came as Bitcoin climbed back above the $63,000 level.Strategy NASDAQ:MSTR climbed about 5%, while several other crypto-related companies also moved higher dur…
Coinbase announced it secured a United Kingdom investment services license, allowing the platform to expand its local offering beyond spot trading and into products like equities and derivatives.On Tuesday, Coinbase said the authorization would enable UK users to trade financial instruments alongsi…
Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) has received authorization from the UK Financial Conduct Authority to provide investment services, expanding its regulatory permissions beyond crypto.The authorization will allow institutional and advanced traders to access crypto, equity, and commodity perpetual futures…
Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is expanding its crypto infrastructure—buying The Clearing Company to internalize $100M/yr prediction-market revenue, joining the Open USD stablecoin on Base and Solana, pushing AI-agent payments and tooling, while fixing an AI alert error and remaining a top industry funder…
