The chief executive of major bitcoin and crypto exchange Coinbase has predicted when the bitcoin price could flip gold's $18

According to the Jan. 29 announcement, Robinhood is rolling out futures trading for several assets, including the “S&P 500, oil, Bitcoin, and more,” as indicated on its website. The platform mainly specializes in stock trading but added cryptocurrency trading in 2018.

Key Takeaways Coinbase users can now pledge their bitcoin as collateral to take out a loan worth $100,000 in USDC stablecoins after a new service was launched Thursday.These loans can be made via the Coinbase app but will be serviced by DeFi platform Morpho,

On the campaign trail, Trump pitched a national bitcoin stockpile, but it remains to be seen if he will fulfill this pledge.

Bitcoin bulls pushed BTC price back toward its range high after FOMC minutes aligned with the markets’ expectations.

Mizuho upgraded Coinbase (COIN) to Neutral from Underperform with a price target of $290, up from $250. The firm’s analysis of bitcoin adoption

Coinbase, in partnership with Morpho Labs, has launched a Bitcoin-backed loan service, allowing U.S. users to borrow up to $100,000 in USD Coin (USDC) using their Bitcoin as collateral.

Furthermore, instead of issuing these loans on a blockchain even remotely related to Bitcoin (such as Bitcoin sidechains or Bitcoin L2s), Coinbase is issuing them through Morpho Labs, a DeFi platform best described as an AAVE competitor. While Morpho is a well-established platform—and I don’t doubt its security—it has no connection to Bitcoin.

Coinbase's setup caps each borrow at $100,000 in USDC. To borrow that much money customers will need to post more than that amount of bitcoin. Morpho will start liquidating the collateral if the loan-to-value ratio flies too close to the sun.

Crypto exchange Gemini won’t be hiring any graduates from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology unless the university drops former Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler from his teaching role.

Mizuho Securities analyst Dan Dolev upgraded Coinbase Global (COIN) shares to Neutral from Underperform on Wednesday on the expectation the crypto exchange will benefit from further gains in the price of bitcoin (BTC-USD).