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Coinbase said Monday that it has disabled new user sign-ups on its exchange product in India but remains committed to the country, where its operations have been in limbo for…

Coinbase ‘committed’ to India, but disables sign-ups amid regulatory roadblock

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Brian Armstrong thinks Coinbase could become a ‘super app’

Most people still think of crypto as an asset class that’s traded and speculated on, but there are many more use cases than meets the eye, Armstrong said.

Brian Armstrong thinks Coinbase could become a ‘super app’

NewLimit, a 1.5-year-old, San Francisco-based, 17-person company that aims to increase the number of healthy years each person lives by epigenetically reprogramming cells, is today announcing that it has raised…

NewLimit, co-founded by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, raises $40M to extend life

Coinbase is having to defend its model to investors who may have bought into its stock when it was trading much higher. And per its own notes, the bad times…

5 takeaways from Coinbase’s disappointing Q2 results

Hey Siri, when does a “macroeconomic downturn” become a “recession”? It’s another bleak week for startups weathering dismal tech stocks and even worse cryptocurrency prices. But let’s start with some…

Layoffs hit crypto and real estate tech particularly hard this week

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said today that the company will reduce its workforce by 18% — nearly 1,100 people — to “stay healthy during this economic downturn.” The crypto exchange,…

Coinbase CEO says it is laying off 18% of its workers

Coinbase announced today that it will extend its hiring freeze and revoke accepted offers from some candidates who haven’t started their roles yet. The third-largest crypto exchange by volume, Coinbase…

Coinbase extends hiring freeze, rescinds some accepted offers

The crypto exchange Coinbase is testing a real-time workplace feedback tool called Dot Collector, created by hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates. Slack your colleague to say…

Coinbase is testing a real-time employee feedback system. It sounds rough

Coinbase, the third-largest crypto exchange by volume, has changed its tune on hiring amid a market downturn. “Heading into this year, we planned to triple the size of the company.…

Coinbase backtracks on its hiring plans, citing crypto market turmoil

Coinbase halted trading service in India because of “informal pressure” from the Reserve Bank of India, the crypto exchange’s chief executive said on Tuesday, addressing the notable Indian episode for…

Coinbase CEO says India central bank’s ‘informal pressure’ prompted trading halt

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Chain Reaction In our Chain Reaction podcast this week, Anita and I chatted with Sequoia Capital’s Shaun Maguire on…

Why a bipartisan embrace of crypto might never touch Bitcoin

Hello and welcome back to the Chain Reaction podcast, where we unpack and explain the latest crypto news, drama and trends, breaking it down block…

Please don’t YOLO your 401(k) into shitcoins

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Brian Armstrong, the chief executive of Coinbase, believes Apple’s App Store rules have hampered the company’s product roadmap, accusing the iPhone-maker of banning features from their app and generally not…

Coinbase CEO says Apple’s crypto rules highlight ‘potential antitrust issues’

With every year, more scientists and academics are very specifically trying to lengthen the lifespan of humans and ensure that those extra years are worth living. Some of these teams…

With funding from top investors, Gameto aims to delay — even eradicate — menopause

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong might not be having fun at work, you guys

Aside from billions in personal wealth and impressive levels of corporate control, what’s the point of being a successful tech CEO these days? I’m not asking in the abstract. There are tweets.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong might not be having fun at work, you guys

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SEC Regional Director Erin Schneider talks SPACs, Coinbase and what startups could do better

Schneider shares insight into her personal thinking about a range of issues including crypto lending, SPACs, NFTs and what startups can do to stay out of regulators’ cross hairs.

SEC Regional Director Erin Schneider talks SPACs, Coinbase and what startups could do better

Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase wants to help guide any emerging regulation on exchanges like itself, for obvious reasons, and in an interview with TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Matthew Panzarino at TechCrunch Disrupt…

Coinbase to propose a federal regulatory framework for crypto to US officials within the next month

Don’t miss your chance to experience TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 — the startup world’s must-attend event of the season — for less than $100. Why not get the best ROI of…

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It’s hard to argue that any technology company has had a greater impact in the past decade than BioNTech, the mRNA-based therapeutics pioneer behind the world’s most widely-used COVID-19 vaccine.…

BioNTech founder Uğur Şahin and Mayfield’s Ursheet Parikh are coming to Disrupt

TechCrunch Disrupt 2021, the world’s original and most epic conference dedicated to tech startups, takes place September 21-23. Are you ready to take full advantage of this opportunity-packed event? Start…

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Brian Armstrong, the founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, is coming to Disrupt this September 21-23, and given how much there is to discuss, we couldn’t be more excited…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is coming to Disrupt

Outschool founder Amir Nathoo has a message to the edtech sector, which recently found itself under a spotlight thanks to the pandemic: Add your voice, and don’t try to always…

Edtech startups and VCs rally around a memo of their own

Following a controversial ban on political discussions earlier this week, Basecamp employees are heading for the exits. The company employs around 60 people, and roughly a third of the company…

Basecamp sees mass employee exodus after CEO bans political discussions

Facebook faces big antitrust lawsuits, DoorDash and C3.ai go public and YouTube announces new election misinformation policies. This is your Daily Crunch for December 9, 2020. The big story: FTC…

Daily Crunch: FTC and 48 state AGs sue Facebook

“I used Coinbase as a vehicle because a lot of the early stuff in crypto is hard to understand.”

Coinbase’s backstory and future with ‘Kings of Crypto’ author Jeff John Roberts

A lot has been made of the open memo that Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong published nearly two weekends ago, essentially barring political activism at work because he sees it as…

Brian Armstrong’s new problem: 60-plus free agents

World events have so far not stopped the enthusiasm for tech investing, and really, where else are those dollars going to go?

Airbnb nears IPO as Asana and Palantir land their direct listings

Welcome back to Human Capital, a weekly digest about diversity, inclusion and the human labor that powers tech. This week, we’re looking at a number of topics because a lot…

Human Capital: Coinbase and Clubhouse aside, Ethel’s Club founder wants to take us ‘Somewhere Good’

What if the kernel is corrupt?

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s VC-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week, Alex is on a…