The crypto market downturn explained
In this edition of Around The Block, we take a look at the overall macro downturn with an eye towards the crypto markets.
Market updates
Understand the news and events behind the latest market moves
Coinbase Ventures Q1 recap and market outlook
Despite the market downturn, Q1 was another highly active quarter for crypto venture funding.
Crypto’s emergence as a geopolitical force
Examining crypto’s usage in Ukraine, sanctions, and the Biden Executive Order
Ventures’ Takeaways from ETH Denver
The last time ETH Denver was held in person, ETH’s market cap stood at $30B, DeFi hadn’t had its breakout summer, and few people outside of the 6,000 attendees knew what an NFT was...
Vampire attack! LooksRare vs. OpenSea
Analyzing a new contender for NFT marketplace dominance
Crypto’s 69 most interesting charts from 2021
As most of us were enjoying some R&R over Christmas break, Coinbase Cloud protocol specialist Elias Simos was scouring the web for the most interesting crypto charts of 2021: 69 of...
Reflecting on Coinbase Ventures’ record year in 2021
Around the Block from Coinbase Ventures sheds light on key trends in crypto.
A simple guide to the Web3 stack
Web3 is the latest buzzword to see an uptick in interest in recent months — What does it actually mean?
DAOs: Social networks that can rewire the world
Exploring the new world of decentralized autonomous organizations
Scaling Ethereum and crypto for a billion users
A guide to the multi-chain future, sidechains, and layer-2 solutions
Coinbase Ventures 2021-Q3 activity and takeaways
In this edition, the Ventures team provides an update on Coinbase Ventures activity in 2021-Q3, and key learnings from around the industry.
From the archives: This week in crypto
Our weekly roundup of crypto news, from bitcoin prices to DeFi developments
Weekly market updates
This week in crypto: Prices remain stable as Bitcoin convention hits Miami
For the second week, crypto prices have remained fairly stable — a welcome reprieve follow...
This week in crypto: Traders exhale as markets stabilize
Bitcoin and Ethereum plateau after weeks of unrest, but crypto mining, China, and the envi...
This week in crypto: Markets begin to climb following weekend crash
As volatility rolls into week two, Elon Musk meets with Bitcoin miners and fears about Chi...
Weekly market updates
This week in crypto: Markets shake following Elon Musk tweets
Bitcoin prices sink after Tesla founder’s critique, Cardano rises, and Vitalik Buterin don...
Weekly market updates
This week in crypto: Ethereum bull run continues as prices hover near $4,000
Inside Ethereum’s record-breaking rally. Also: survey says 77% of millennials interested i...
Weekly market updates
This week in crypto: How Ethereum broke $3,400
As Bitcoin struggles to regain recent all-time highs, Ethereum keeps breaking records. Plu...
Weekly market updates
This week in crypto: Apr 20-26
In this week’s report: Understanding Bitcoin’s ups and downs, ETH hits all-time high, and...
Weekly market updates
This week in crypto: Apr 13-19
Volatility hits crypto prices, Wall Street eyes Ethereum, and BTC ETF anticipation builds
Weekly market updates
This week in crypto: Apr 6-12
In this week’s report: Bitcoin-mining stocks heat up, real-estate giant to accept crypto f...
Weekly market updates
This week in crypto: Mar 30-Apr 5
In our new report, Crypto market cap breaks $2 trillion, Wall Street giants make Bitcoin m...
Weekly market updates
This week in crypto: Mar 23-29
Tesla accepts bitcoin, NFTs hit SNL, and U.S. plots “digital dollar” — all that and more...
Weekly market updates
This week in crypto: Mar 16-22
USDC market cap breaks $10 billion, Visa outlines crypto strategy, and investors hope for...
Weekly market updates
This week in crypto: Mar 9-15
Bitcoin broke $60,000, stimulus checks are en route, and a Beeple NFT sells for $69 millio...
Weekly market updates
This week in Crypto: Mar 2-8
The Kings of Leon and Taco Bell got into NFTs, 61% of Americans don’t quite understand cry...
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Feb 23-Mar 1
A volatile week, with Bitcoin prices briefly sinking below $44,000 — following last week’s...
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Feb 17-22
In a week packed with Bitcoin news, prices topped $58,000, market cap crossed $1 trillion,...
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Feb 9-16
Bitcoin broke the $50,000 mark and set a new all-time high, while some of Wall Street’s ol...
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Feb 3-8
Bitcoin prices hit a new all-time high of just under $45,000, Tesla reveals $1.5 billion i...
Weekly Market Updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Jan 26-Feb 2
Turbulent equities markets drew new attention to #Bitcoin, prices spiked 20% after an Elon...
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Jan 19-25
In another volatile week, prices dipped below $30,000 for the first time in weeks.
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Jan 12-19
In another volatile week, Bitcoin’s price broke the $40,000 mark again and a survey of fun...
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Jan 5-11
In just 24 hours, Bitcoin went from an all-time high of nearly $42,000 to losing almost a...
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Dec 29-Jan 4
After reaching record highs of more than $34,000, Bitcoin doubled back and now hovers in t...
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Dec 22-28
With just a few days left in the year, Bitcoin hit another all-time high this week, briefl...
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Dec 15-21
Bitcoin cracked the $20,000 barrier on its way to a new all-time high. Meanwhile, institut...
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Dec 7-14
After hitting its all-time high last week, Bitcoin has struggled to crack $20,000.
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Nov 29-Dec 6
Bitcoin hit its all-time high of $19,900, before bouncing between $18,500 and $19,500.
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Nov 22-28
Bitcoin flirted with its all-time high before stumbling back below $17,000.
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Nov 15-21
Bitcoin’s boom rolls into its sixth week with prices cracking $18,600.
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Nov 8-14
Bitcoin’s rally continues as price breaks $16,000 for the first time since January 2018.
Weekly market updates
This week in Bitcoin price: Nov 1-7
Bitcoin surges past $15,000 against the backdrop of the U.S. presidential election.
From the archives: Around the block
Archived issues covering advanced insights on the crypto ecosystem
Around the Block
The crypto market downturn explained
In this edition of Around The Block, we take a look at the overall macro downturn with an...
Around the Block
Coinbase Ventures Q1 recap and market outlook
Despite the market downturn, Q1 was another highly active quarter for crypto venture fundi...
Around the Block
Crypto’s emergence as a geopolitical force
Examining crypto’s usage in Ukraine, sanctions, and the Biden Executive Order
Around the block
Ventures’ Takeaways from ETH Denver
The last time ETH Denver was held in person, ETH’s market cap stood at $30B, DeFi hadn’t h...
Around the block
Vampire attack! LooksRare vs. OpenSea
Analyzing a new contender for NFT marketplace dominance
Around the block
Crypto’s 69 most interesting charts from 2021
As most of us were enjoying some R&R over Christmas break, Coinbase Cloud protocol special...
Around the Block
Reflecting on Coinbase Ventures’ record year in 2021
Around the Block from Coinbase Ventures sheds light on key trends in crypto.
Around the Block
A simple guide to the Web3 stack
Web3 is the latest buzzword to see an uptick in interest in recent months — What does it a...
Around the Block
DAOs: Social networks that can rewire the world
Exploring the new world of decentralized autonomous organizations
Around the block
The Coinbase Ventures Guide to NFTs
Around the Block from Coinbase Ventures sheds light on key trends in crypto. In this editi...
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Loot Project: the first community owned NFT gaming platform
Around the Block from Coinbase Ventures sheds light on key trends in crypto. In this editi...
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Axie Infinity, Yield Guild Games, and the play-to-earn economy
Around the Block from Coinbase Ventures sheds light on key trends in crypto. In this editi...
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Issue 15: CryptoPunks, the NFT boom, and EIP-1559
Around the Block sheds light on key trends in crypto. In this edition, Justin Mart and Con...
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Issue 14: DeFi insurance
Around the Block sheds light on key issues in the crypto space. In this edition Justin Mar...
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Issue 13: On the value and risks of governance tokens
In this edition Justin Mart and Ryan Yi analyze the potential value drivers and risks of g...
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Issue 12: NFT mania
In this edition, Justin Mart and Ryan Yi take a look at the mania around NFTs (non-fungibl...
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Issue 11: A snapshot of DeFi and two sides of the crypto regulatory spectrum
Exploring DeFi and considering recent regulatory developments from FinCEN and the OCC.
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Issue 10: “ETH killers” and new chains
Smart contract platforms and emerging competitors vie to challenge Ethereum’s dominance.
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Issue 9: Dawn of the DeFi protocol wars
A war between forks is brewing on the blockchain.
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Issue 8: The promise and potential of synthetic assets
It’s only a matter of time before DeFi produces something truly unique.
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Issue 7: Understanding yield farming and the latest developments in DeFi
DeFi protocols exploded in all metrics over the last month, passing $3B in Total Value Loc...
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Issue 6: Bitcoin’s dominance alongside Coinbase customer behavior and the coming DEX revolution
Analyzing Bitcoin’s continued dominance alongside Coinbase customer behavior, the coming D...
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Issue 5: Downstream impacts of the recent market crash on lending, stablecoins, and DeFi
Analyzing three industries impacted by the recent market crash
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Issue 4: On the recent market crash and Bitcoin’s value proposition
In this edition, we analyze recent market activity and Bitcoin’s Value Proposition.
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Issue 3: Analysis on the bZx attack, DeFi vulnerabilities, the state of debit cards in crypto, and other crypto news
In this edition, we analyze the bZx attack, uncover some of DeFi’s vulnerabilities, and di...
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Issue 2: Things you need to know about the Bitcoin halving and Ethereum’s competitors nearing launch
In this edition, we reveal key takeaways from the upcoming Bitcoin halving as well as Ethe...
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Issue 1: The biggest challenge of the consumer web — and how crypto is poised to solve it
Introducing Around the Block, a new blog from Coinbase that aims to provide context on the...
