Coinbase Freezes $3M Linked to Southeast Asia Crypto Fraud Rings

The CFTC cleared Coinbase to offer crypto perpetual futures to US traders for the first time, ending a long offshore exclusion. What changed and why it matters.

The consortium's stablecoin initiative could reshape global payments, challenging existing crypto leaders and leveraging vast distribution networks. The post Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase form consortium to launch stablecoin appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Coinbase launches pre-IPO markets starting with SpaceX, offering non-US users perpetual futures tied to private company valuations amid rising competition.

The U.S. Justice Department said a joint public-private operation disrupted more than 1.4 million accounts linked to Southeast Asian scam networks. The effort also helped freeze more than $3.8 million in cryptocurrency tied to funds stolen from Americans. DOJ Targets Southeast Asia Scam Networks, Freezing $3.8M in Stolen Crypto The U.S. Justice Department said it […]

Coinbase's move democratizes access to private market investments, potentially reshaping how retail investors engage with pre-IPO opportunities. The post Coinbase launches SpaceX perps futures for traders outside the US appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX is set to IPO, with current estimations making him the world's first trillionaire on its completion.

Coinbase has launched a pre-IPO perpetual futures product with up to 5x leverage, debuting the new offering with a SpaceX-linked contract ahead of the aerospace company’s expected public listing at a reported $1.8 trillion valuation. According to Coinbase, the new…

Blockchain analytics platform Chainalysis has reported that wallets interacting with Coinbase’s x402 protocol have generated more than 100 million transactions on Base since the payment standard launched, offering one of the clearest signs yet that machine-to-machine payments are beginning to…