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Stablecoins are rewriting global finance. Where is Canada?
TL;DR Bill C-15 (Stablecoin Act) formally recognizes stablecoins as payment infrastructure, giving Canada a foundation to compete in a global stablecoin market that has surpassed...
YOM is available for trading!
We’re thrilled to announce that YOM is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading YOM trading is live as of June 5, 2026. To...
SpaceX IPO access now available via xStocks
SpaceX is redefining what’s possible in aerospace, satellite communications, and commercial spaceflight. As one of the most closely watched private companies in the world, its...
Trade SpaceX at up to 5x leverage before the IPO: the Kraken SPCX pre-IPO perp is now live
TL;DR Kraken has listed a pre-IPO perpetual on SPCX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or “SpaceX”), so you can go long or short on SpaceX exposure...
Payward joins US Tech Force to bring crypto-grade security and blockchain expertise to federal modernization
Launched to recruit top engineers for two-year terms to tackle high-stakes challenges in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data modernization, software engineering, and blockchain-enabled secure infrastructure, the...
Kraken named Official Crypto Exchange Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026™
TL;DR Kraken, one of the world’s longest-standing and most trusted crypto platforms, becomes the Official Crypto Exchange Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Partnership...
CPI, FOMC, and the SpaceX IPO: two weeks of consequential data
Plus, the Fed meeting carries an added wrinkle this year: new Chair Kevin Warsh may use it to start dismantling the central bank’s forward guidance....
How Coinbase Protects Users From Risky Assets
By Dan Kim — Vice President, Business Development — Ecosystem and ListingsTl;dr: Coinbase reviews thousands of crypto tokens; around 90% never get considered for listing as they do not meet...
Real-time reconciliation with Overseer
Tl;dr: A common challenge with distributed systems is how to ensure that state remains synchronized across systems. At Coinbase, this is an important problem for...
Defending Privacy in Crypto
Tl;dr: Coinbase is funding a lawsuit brought by six people challenging the U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions of the Tornado Cash smart contracts and asking the...
Sanctions Should Target Bad Actors. Not Technology.
Tl;dr: Coinbase is funding a lawsuit brought by six people challenging the US Treasury Department’s sanctions of the Tornado Cash smart contracts and asking the...
Celer Bridge incident analysis
Tl;dr: In this piece we share critical lessons about the nature of the Celer Bridge compromise, attacker on-chain and off-chain techniques and tactics during the...