Tag: Coinbase

on the blockchain

Bank charters for crypto companies?

July 24, 2025

“Several crypto firms — including stablecoin issuer Circle and trust company BitGo — plan to apply for U.S. bank charters and licenses, according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal. Crypto exchange Coinbase and stablecoin issuer Paxos are […]

on the blockchain

Bank charters for crypto companies?

July 24, 2025

“Several crypto firms — including stablecoin issuer Circle and trust company BitGo — plan to apply for U.S. bank charters and licenses, according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal. Crypto exchange Coinbase and stablecoin issuer Paxos are […]

tech, startups, internet

USV’s slow hunch.

April 14, 2025

A rare interview with Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham. “Since founding USV in 2003, Fred and Brad have backed companies like Twitter, Etsy, Cloudflare, and Coinbase while developing an investment thesis focused on enabling new forms of value creation through […]

on the blockchain

Nick Tomaino of 1confirmation on 20 Minute VC.

December 17, 2023

How did this developer with no rich friends start a crypto VC fund with $26 million after getting pushed out of Coinbase? He had built a personal brand. Crypto folks made fun of him at the time for raising only $26 million. […]

on the blockchain

SEC files charges.

August 20, 2023

First they filed charges against Binance, and then against Coinbase the next day. They’re miffed about the exchanges not registering with them, but also did not make any reasonable form of registration available to them. I expect plenty of expert opinions and commentary […]

better doing

Titles.

January 16, 2023

Gokul Rajaram, whose LinkedIn profile shows him as “Product and Business Helper” at Doordash, advises CEOs at the earliest stages of companies to hold the line on titles. Oh, he’s also a Board Member at Pinterest and Coinbase and a […]