Enforcing invariants in a complex system

Verifying the integrity of blockchain transactionsBy Misha ZharovTL;DR: Coinbase is a leader in securing crypto assets. As part of our proactive approach to security, we’re introducing a new security control that will provide guarantees about our transactions.Problem BackgroundWhat is an invariant?In Computer Science, an invariant is a property of a...

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Welcoming three new senior leaders to Coinbase

By Surojit Chatterjee, Chief Product OfficerIn order to scale our business and fulfill our vision of increasing economic freedom in the world, we need the ability to do more with our resources. That’s why we’re creating a new Platforms team across our Product and Engineering orgs, and have hired two exceptional leaders for this new team. Shilpa Dhar...

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Introducing rosetta-bitcoin: Coinbase’s Bitcoin implementation of the Rosetta API

By Patrick O’GradyIn June, we launched Rosetta as an open-source specification that makes integrating with blockchains simpler, faster, and more reliable. There are now 20+ blockchain projects working on a Rosetta implementation (Near, Cardano, Celo, Coda, Neo, Tron, Handshake, Oasis, Cosmos, Decred, Filecoin, Ontology, Sia, Zilliqa, Digibyte, Harmony,...

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Uniswap (UNI) is now available on Coinbase

Starting today, Coinbase supports Uniswap (UNI) at Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase customers can now buy, sell, convert, send, receive, or store UNI. UNI is available in all Coinbase-supported regions, with the exception of New York State.Uniswap (UNI)Uniswap (UNI) is a token used for governance actions in the Uniswap...

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Meet the Coinbase Crypterns who are building the future of money

At Coinbase, we believe that the best people to help us create the future of finance are the ones who will be the most affected: young people like our college Crypterns.Whether it is a remote or an in-person crypternship experience, our Coinbase interns develop & ship high-priority projects over the course of their 12–16 weeks. Here are some of...

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Loopring (LRC) and yearn.finance (YFI) are now available on Coinbase

Starting today, Coinbase supports Loopring (LRC) and yearn.finance (YFI) at Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase customers can now buy, sell, convert, send, receive, or store LRC and YFI. LRC and FYI are available in all Coinbase-supported regions, with the exception of New York State.Loopring (LRC)Loopring (LRC) is an Ethereum...

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Uniswap (UNI) is launching on Coinbase Pro

Starting immediately, transfer UNI into your Coinbase Pro account ahead of trading. Support for UNI will be available in all Coinbase’s supported jurisdictions, with the exception of New York State.One of the most common requests we receive from customers is to be able to trade more assets on our platform. Per the terms of our listing process, we anticipate...

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Celebrating USDC at $2 billion: A Request for Startups

By Raj Jain, Head of StablecoinUSD Coin, the world’s leading fully-backed, regulated stablecoin, recently reached $2 billion in market cap. To celebrate this major milestone, we’re issuing a Request for Startups. Join us in creating an open financial system with greater access and inclusion for all.Just two months ago, in July, USD Coin (USDC) achieved...

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Celebrating USDC at $2 billion: A Request for Startups

By Raj Jain, Head of StablecoinUSD Coin, the world’s leading fully-backed, regulated stablecoin, recently reached $2 billion in market cap. To celebrate this major milestone, we’re issuing a Request for Startups. Join us in creating an open financial system with greater access and inclusion for all.Just two months ago, in July, USD Coin (USDC) achieved...

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Six months in: Scaling lessons from my first 180 days

By Surojit Chatterjee, Chief Product OfficerSome people say you should measure time in a startup in terms of dog years — every year is like seven normal years. By that measure, I’ve already spent in Coinbase almost as much time I spent at my last role at Google. And it has been a crazy six months — crazy fun, crazy exciting and crazy full of learnings...

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