Three years ago, Brian Armstrong published the Coinbase Secret Master Plan. Though much of it still holds true today, a lot has changed in the world of crypto. This week, Coinbase hosted an open house where Brian shared an update on the mission, vision, and strategy at Coinbase. In the spirit of “default to open,” which is an important part of our culture, Brian also wanted to share that talk here. At Coinbase, our mission is to build an open financial system — that’s the work we do every day. When it comes to our vision, the kind of world we want to help create, it has become increasingly clear that what we are really working toward is increasing economic freedom, a measurable concept that can be greatly improved by the adoption of cryptocurrency. In this video, Brian defines economic freedom, talks about how crypto can increase it, and how Coinbase will contribute to this goal in the coming years.
What is Blockchain?
Is Blockchain safe? Is it the future? Can you put your money in it and expect a return? What should you do when someone offers you a chance to invest in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies? Blockchain is the future but it’s already unfolding before our very eyes today.
Circle CEO Expects Legislation and Global Coordination on Blockchain, Cryptos
Jeremy Allaire, Circle chief executive officer, discusses his congressional testimony on the regulation of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Romaine Bostick on “Bloomberg Markets: The Close.”
Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas Discusses Crypto Challenges at Brainstorm Finance 2019
Virtual currency is appearing on the balance sheet of a growing number of companies, including traditional retailers and financial institutions. Yet cryptocurrency’s rollercoaster volatility means new challenges for handling everything from payments to taxes, and more. The CFO of America’s biggest virtual currency exchange and a blockchain-evangelizing e-commerce pioneer offer an inside account.
Patrick M. Byrne, Founder and CEO, Overstock.com
Alesia Haas, Chief Financial Officer, Coinbase Global Inc.
Moderator: Adam Lashinsky, FORTUNE
THE FUTURE OF MONEY: How Bitcoin & Blockchain Become The World’s Currency
A brief intro to cryptocurrency and blockchain by Andreas Antonopoulos , an author, speaker and educator.
How Facebook’s Libra Currency Will Work
Facebook unveiled plans for a new, global financial system with a broad group of partners from Visa to Uber on board to create a cryptocurrency it expects will one day trade much like the U.S. dollar and inject a new source of revenue.
What is a Privacy Coin?
This video outlines the basic premise of privacy coins and why they’re important. It also touches upon some of the mechanisms they use to keep your transactions private, referencing ZCash and Monero. Think of privacy coins like the digital equivalent of cash.
What Makes Cryptocurrency Valuable? Tokenomics Part: 2
In this part we discuss economic decisions you’ll have to make about your token– how frequently it should be used, what will it be used for, and how do you actually distribute it. Then we’ll talk about the different types of value that you can create, and what that means for your project.
What Makes Cryptocurrency Valuable? Tokenomics Part: 1
This guide outlines many of the factors that make up a token’s value. This part introduces how the token is minted, where it’s built, what type of tokens have more value and a brief intro to utility and security tokens.
What is an ICO?
What is An Initial Coin Offering? ICOs are basically blockchain crowdsales, the cryptocurrency version of crowdfunding. The ICOs have been truly revolutionary and have managed to accomplish many amazing tasks: They have provided the simplest path by which DAPP developers can get the required funding for their project. Anyone can become invested in a project they are interested in by purchasing the tokens of that particular DAPP and become a part of the project themselves.