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As Crypto Crashes, Coinbase Bets Big on Europe

Coinbase is leveraging its status as the lone public crypto exchange in a do-or-die play to increase market share across Europe. Without a steady stream of new users, the company may not survive.

Coinbase ad on London Underground (Tube). August 2021. (Sheldon Reback/CoinDesk)

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Europe’s Last Bitcoin Mining Refuge Is No Longer Viable

Miners moved to northern Norway and Sweden to avoid high energy costs. Now, power prices are surging there, too.

Retired Bitmain ASICs at Kryptovault's facility in Norway. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Is on 'Road to Irrelevance’: European Central Bank Staffers

Ulrich Bindseil, director general market infrastructure and payments at the European Central Bank (ECB), along with Adviser Jürgen Schaff, called the current price action in the crypto markets "an artificially induced last gasp before the road to irrelevance," among other jabs at the industry. "The Hash" team discusses what this means for crypto in Europe and beyond.

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Coinbase Makes 4 New Appointments to Bolster European Expansion

The crypto exchange said the EMEA region is "leading the charge" on building sensible regulation for the industry

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FTX Accounts Drainer Transfers Millions in Stolen Crypto, Becomes 35th-Largest Ether Holder

The unknown actor behind last week’s $600 million exploit of crypto exchange FTX transferred more than 21,555 ether (ETH), or over $27 million, in stolen funds to a single address during European morning hours on Tuesday. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the FTX collapse.

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Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon May Be in Europe: Bloomberg

South Korean prosecutors have indicated the fugitive co-founder of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon, is in Europe, according to Bloomberg. This comes as Kwon denied being on the run. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the aftermath of the $60 billion collapse of the Terra ecosystem.

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Bitstamp Exec: Bitcoin Sentiment 'Pretty Positive' Across the Board

Bitstamp U.S. Chief Compliance Officer Thomas Hook joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss Europe's crypto growth and mass adoption trends, integration with PayPal and impact of Liz Truss resigning as U.K. Prime Minister. Plus, bitcoin (BTC) outlook amid low volatility.

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Online Bank N26 to Offer Crypto Through Bitpanda's Trading Product

Austrian N26 customers will be the first to have access to around 100 cryptocurrencies via the bank’s app with more to follow in the coming months.

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Cameron Winklevoss Steps Down as Director of Gemini Europe

The move coincided with the exchange gaining approval to operate as a registered virtual asset service provider in Ireland.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Credit: Shutterstock)