Shan Aggarwal 🛡️
@ShanAggarwal
head of corp & biz dev, @coinbase ventures
Proud to welcome @robindavidji @olivertang_ and @liquifi_finance to the Coinbase family! A big step forward in helping builders launch, grow, and scale faster with fewer blockers – all under the Coinbase roof
Big news: We're acquiring @liquifi_finance, the leading token management platform for early-stage teams building onchain. Together we can support builders earlier in their journey, accelerating the path to economic freedom.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then the Economist hits you with a “well, actually…”
The tokens are seen as scammy, deeply destabilising—or both. But they have the potential for much-needed innovations in global payment systems. The world should swallow its doubts and follow America econ.st/4lMC7d6 Illustration: George Wylesol
right on time ⏱️
Citi, Goldman, and JPMorgan are all hiring people in crypto and digital assets the institutions are here
No better way to celebrate Crypto Week in DC and a new era for crypto in the United States — @coinbase is proud to partner with @base11STEM and @MorganStateU to unlock innovation, accessibility and blockchain-driven empowerment!! Pitch your idea by August 4!
@coinbase & Base 11 launched the Crypto for Good HBCU Challenge: a nationwide competition to make finance more inclusive, secure, & accessible using crypto. Win $ prizes & pitch your idea at the National HBCU FinTech Conference. Apply by 8/4: Base11.com/CryptoForGood
We just crossed a major milestone for stablecoins — the GENIUS Act is signed into law! Clear rules of the road will be a massive unlock for innovation and entrepreneurship, and with better consumer protection. Next up: CLARITY Act 🔜
Great news - stablecoin legislation is on its way to the White House, with massive bipartisan vote. Smells like stablecoin summer ☀️
The GENIUS Act is on its way to the President’s desk, with a massive bipartisan vote! This comes right after 78 Democrats joined 216 Republicans on the CLARITY Act. Congress has taken decisive action to advance economic freedom and usher in the next generation of consumer-led…
Excited about stablecoins? You're not bullish enough yet. Let me explain why Crypto has 4 mass-market use cases today: 1) Store of value. Almost half a billion people have owned crypto. BTC has been the best performing asset of the past decade. Interest to hold BTC and other…
stablecoins expand TAM and enable entirely new global commerce flows 🌏
From @stripe: Customers paying with stables are 2x more likely to be net new than with other methods Stables don't change much for you You probably have a card with points They're essential for those who couldn't pay before 🟢 A win for merchants 🌍 A win for global customers
The future of financial markets will be onchain. Excited to welcome the @opyn_ team to help us accelerate this transition!
The future of finance is onchain. We're welcoming the @opyn_ leadership team to help us build it. Faster, more transparent, and more accessible markets—for everyone.
Coinbase🤝Perplexity Pumped to be working with @perplexity_ai to bring real-time, trusted crypto market data to power market analysis directly within Perplexity’s conversational interfaces
Exciting update: Coinbase has partnered with @perplexity_ai to help traders get access to real-time trusted crypto data/info for better decision making. The first stage is going live today, and there's more to come: Phase 1 (now): Perplexity is now ingesting our market data,…
Total stablecoin marketcap is now over $250B, grew ~$100B in the last year, and is showing no signs of slowing down. Just starting to enter the mainstream - the benefits are too good to ignore. Still early!
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US Perpetual-Style Futures. Coming July 21. → No quarterly expiration dates → Spot price tracking → Embedded leverage → 24/7 availability All on a CFTC-regulated US exchange.
The world needs crypto, now more than ever. - Debt is growing exponentially - Inflation is crippling entire nations - Economic freedom is declining It’s time to increase economic freedom globally, with crypto. Here's how we’re making it happen at Coinbase🧵↓
Excited to announce our investment in @ubyx_. @stablemaximus is building critical infrastructure that will help make stablecoin acceptance universal.
Two months ago, we released the Ubyx Whitepaper. Today, we announce a $10M seed round led by Galaxy Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Founders Fund, VanEck, and industry stakeholders to deliver the global clearing system that will unlock stablecoin ubiquity.
Sending money shouldn’t be harder than sending a text. Stablecoins are the upgrade.
When payments people tell you we have 'instant' cross-border, they're lying. What we have: $25M pre-funded in foreign banks so transfers LOOK instant. Stablecoins will eliminate pre-funding entirely. Here's the phase transition most are missing 🧵
Continuous learning. Repeatable innovation. Championship team. These are core to our culture at @coinbase—and it’s what 100+ alumni have brought to the companies they’ve founded across crypto. Coinbase is a founder factory. Hear their stories from our alumni founder reunion ↓