Beyond excited to announce that Coinbase Singapore has received an MPI license from MAS!
As Singapore Blockchain Week highlighted, the energy and excitement of 🇸🇬 as a web3 hub is unmistakable.
Excited to double down in this market and provide trusted solutions for consumers,
As our most popular feature request, Coinbase Singapore now supports USD fiat for consumers! 🇸🇬💵
USD transfers now live, via SWIFT wires.
Go from USD <-> USDC 1:1 without crossing fx spread, get 5.05% on your USDC and access 200+ order books on our Advanced Trade mode. 🤯
Thanks all for outpour of support, we’re building for you 🇸🇬💙
If you have SingPass, pls try and give me any feedback and feature requests.
We hear you on USD 🤔
Singapore Blockchain Week was highly energizing and provided a quick view across the crypto landscape.
Also a good reminder that protocols and products may be borderless but communities are wired to be local!
My recap of events, observations and appreciation from the week 🧵
Excited to add new features to our 🇸🇬 experience for better experiences for crypto beginners and pros:
✨no-fee SGD purchases of USDC
✨Rewards for holding USDC
✨Staking for ETH, SOL, XTZ, ADA and ATOM
✨USDC pairs on Advanced Trade
Right in the feels as I watch my own daughter grow up.
The new generation will rightfully not accept this is the best we can do.
Proud to work at
@coinbase
, our marketing team has not missed this year! 🎯🔥
#UpdateTheSystem
Such a highlight to spend time with
@bryan_johnson
and hear his journey firsthand, thanks to
@arcthecommunity
.
He’s def a techno optimist e/acc pushing the frontier of longevity, backed with receipts.
Thrilled to have hosted
@bryan_johnson
in Singapore for a private meetup with
@arcthecommunity
and friends. The conversation about the Blueprint protocol was not only enlightening but deeply motivating and his commitment to health and wellness is a journey worth following with
In 2024, we have a new mission: To build a global onchain economy that increases innovation, creativity, and freedom
This is the bedrock of our actions and aspirations as we work to bring the world onchain
We’re building a new internet, and a new economy
More collaboration among the two ecosystems, we're making it easier to buy with deep liquidity and move assets to the
@Ronin_Network
canonical wallet so you can use it onchain.
For instance: I just minted my
@kaidrochronicle
spark suit on the Mavis marketplace (h/t
@YGGFCDAO
for
Introducing Coinbase Pay in the Ronin Wallet!
Another portal between our movements has opened ⚔️
•
@coinbase
Pay is a fiat-to-crypto payment tool
• Buy RON on Coinbase and deposit to your Ronin Wallet in a few clicks
• You must have a Coinbase account required to use this
Probably the most spirited
@money2020
session with
@_jillruth
@bobbyclee
and Dave Maddox of IBM on blockchain predictions.
Dave: “95 CIOs are saying supply chain blockchains can deliver substantial value”
Bobby: “Then 95 CIOs don’t know what they’re talking about.”
Awesome start to the year being invited on CNBC
@asiasquawkbox
to share views on pending Bitcoin spot ETF and general outlook for 2024.
While there is much market commentary on the ETF and the halvening, I couldn't help sneak in my excitement for Ordinals and bitcoin L2s, which
h/t to team
@nansen_ai
and
@coinbasetraders
for organizing a great community event and
@Arthur_0x
for taking out time
So many sharp builders and investors in our SG ecosystem, keeps me going 🏃♂️
Nansen x Coinbase VIP Night 🎉
Some people are just built different. Privileged to be able to hear from the A-team. Alpha filled night with a networking session after.
Thank you for the amazing sharing
@ASvanevik
@Hassan_NY
@Arthur_0x
!
Pixelmon x Coinbase Networking Night ⚔️🛡️
Hosted by
@chris_sirise
&
@Hassan_NY
13th July 2023
6:30pm - 10:00pm (GMT+8)
Hopscotch, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
@Pixelmon
🤝
@coinbase
Limited Seats, RSVP Required
I came for “money crypto” and stayed for “tech crypto.”
My crypto moment came by connecting a few dots. My undergrad math honours thesis was on elliptic curve cryptography, and I had foregone a computer science track to pursue finance and payments. So when I read the Bitcoin
Study Singapore.
Lot of historical focus on SG as a capital hub, but there are dozens of high-leverage builder teams with their pulse on cryptonative and RWA flows.
Two more:
@investax
another standout, and excited for what
@Pixelmon
will reveal to the world soon.
This goes largely unnoticed but many of the best performing coins this year have their team largely based in Singapore such as Jupiter, Altlayer, Pendle and Aevo.
There is also an incredible density of sophisticated liquid crypto investors in Singapore now.
🇸🇬Once again
8/ Arc
Last but not least, I was privileged to join
@arcthecommunity
recently and have been up-only on this community’s depth and strength.
@icunucmi
and deputy CEO
@GabeWithTheHat
are building something special, not to mention the immaculate vibes at the annual event ✨
🎮
@coinbase
x
@YieldGuild
🎮
We're joining the
#WeAreYGG
Sponsor-A-Scholar program giving new players a big break in play-to-earn.
We're excited to support the gig economy of the metaverse.
Learn more 👉
Welcome to ARC, your portal to access the most curated pool of Web3 connections in Asia.
It would be impossible to capture completely the diversity of perspectives and the extent of impact that ARC Stellars are making in the Asia Web3 space today. ✨
So, we opted for the next
Try the early adopter mint experience on Coinbase’s embedded wallet and tell me you’re not blown away
No starter gas, no chain selection, passkey setup,
@jessepollak
’s thread explains the full depth of usability and security features.
It just works 🪄
the
@coinbase
smart wallet is the most important new product since
@base
and the most consequential consumer wallet launched in the last 5 years.
it's the last piece to bring billions of people onchain — because it "just works."
see for yourself
+100
🇸🇬“economic miracle” has many learnings for ascending nations, including a track record for creating thriving fintech ecosystems by maintaining an open stance.
1 in 4 Singaporeans believe crypto is the future of finance.
Critical to maintain open access to crypto for
Singapore came in
#1
in 2023 rankings.
They've done an incredible job on most dimensions measured. One area of concern is that they've taken a step back on allowing retail crypto trading which I think is short sighted and anti-freedom. This will be an
Thrilled to be an inaugural sponsor for and support the incredible team behind
@ethereum_sg
!
For folks flying in for T2049, come a day earlier and check out the big bldr energy in the 🇸🇬 web3 ecosystem!
Asia Crypto Week looking 🔥🔥🔥
We’re thrilled to welcome
@coinbase
on board as a sponsor for
#EthereumSingapore2023
! 🔥
Together, we can’t wait to demonstrate web3’s potential for good this September.
Learn more ➡️
Had a blast co-hosting this with
@chris_sirise
and hanging with the
@Pixelmon
community!
SG crypto ecosystem is vibrant and sowing seeds for the next wave, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
@coinbase
is excited to serve Singapore!
Looking forward to hosting the SG
@monprotocol
community with
@chris_sirise
@GiulioXdotEth
- we did something similar last summer in the depths of the bear market, but this community was steady in their conviction.
And my Gen 1 is cooking. Look between Q and E on your keyboard
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2⃣ Join
@coinbase
SG telegram
3⃣ Join
@BSD_Gambit
launch party
Winners will be announced at the party on
This is a moment we've been building towards for over 6 years.
Today’s release will change the nature of digital collectibles… forever.
Your Axies can now EVOLVE on App.axie!
📜:
🔊 on. Atia’s Flame beckons 🔥
The best day to have acquired the
@YieldGuild
founders coin was during the free mint 3 years ago.
The next best day was today. Excited to join the
@YGGFCDAO
community! 🚀
@gabusch
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C.o.R.E.: The final list of 42.0 projects eligible for the initial Liquidity Reactors from
@TokenReactor
. Voting with staked $TOKE begins on September 28th. 42 tokens enter in a battle for the top 5. Choose wisely…
Incredibly proud of the
@eToro
@eToroUS
team to ship CopyTrader to the U.S. — there’s no product quite like it in the global fintech landscape. Create an
@eToro
account and check it out for yourself!
#JustHitCopy
The ultimate "How to" guide for
#DeFi
is here
50+ tactics to help you go Bankless
How to earn COMP?
How to create your own Balancer pool?
How to trade the ETH perpetual on dYdX?
It's all in here
Guide
#3
: Tactics & Tools 👇
Awesome panel with
@katherineykwu
@mdudas
and Avi at
@FlatironSchool
on future of blockchain tonight. Key thoughts: still early days, this market is global in a way that's hard to appreciate, and good talent desperately needed to
#BUIDL
the ecosystem
@0xDamien
Everyone on our team is based and pushing the cryptoeconomy in their own way, but the reaction is fair. We’re all learning, and everyone’s at different places on the degen gradient (and part of my role is to push them downslope 😁)
Last year was a lot of chewing glass by everyone building trusted, resilient foundations for the cryptoeconomy at
@coinbase
and outside, now we’re turning the corner.
Fitting that today’s earnings come amidst CNY. Gong xi, it’s the year to long your longs 🐉 🫡
Incredible stats and reflective of the crypto-forwardness in
#SouthEastAsia
, also highlights strength of
@Ronin_Network
wallet installs from the last cycle
One of the best ways to involved in
#crypto
is to join the
@MessariCrypto
volunteer army and contribute! The team is 🔥 and the slack discussions alone are bleeding edge. cc
@ericturnr
Crypto is the highest leverage tech available to upgrade the financial system so it works for everyone.
Reality jumped closer to that vision today.
Huge congrats to
@jessepollak
@RowanRK6
and team. We are inspired by your vision and actions everyday!
Base is open and Onchain Summer is here 🟡
Become a part of Base history by minting “Base Day One” to join the story of bringing the world onchain
Our story.
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Take care of a virtual pet onchain with
@frenpetonbase
Keep it well-fed, earn rewards, and compete against friends
Get early access today with the invite code ‘fp-based’
We're excited to cohost an exclusive event in Singapore with
@coinbasetraders
!
There's a fireside chat, product demos, networking & more!
Want a ticket? We have a few to giveaway 👀
To enter:
1️⃣ Like + RT
2️⃣ Join
3️⃣ Follow
@coinbasetraders
Coinbase will add support for Ronin (RONIN) on the Ronin network. Do not send this asset over other networks or your funds may be lost. Transfers for this asset are available on
@Coinbase
&
@CoinbaseExch
in the regions where trading is supported.
1/ Asia is growing
Heard repeatedly that SG/HK increasing mindshare due to innovation-friendly policies, clear regulation, global talent and access to populous markets.
@sgbuidl
(check 'em out) now counts 800+ players in the SG web3 ecosystem alone!
Thrilled to support
@myprasanna
and the rapid-fire team and
@0xppl_
- onchain social is just getting started and their approach of 'come for the tool (portfolio manager) and stay for the network (conversations about transactions)' is cooking!
We're thrilled to announce that 0xPPL has completed its strategic round led by
@AllianceDAO
,
@Anagramxyz
, and
@PeakXVpartners
.
Bringing us closer to transforming social networking for the onchain world!
We appreciate the belief shown in our vision and can't wait to make onchain
2/
@ethsingapore
Big deal, not just as an event but a signal that SG is a hub for builders and capital.
Enjoyed
@VitalikButerin
's history tour of Ethereum state bloat, alongside og
@shaundjie
.
@BuildOnBase
got fantastic reception, lots of Asia projects deploying on L2s!
Congrats on the liquid venture launch
@giuoctavianos
and your next chapter, grateful for our ride together the last couple of years!
Excited to see more protocols and projects with APAC ambitions benefit from your expertise and rolodex.
*Big updates* as I wrapped 2023, excited for 2024🐉 TLDR; After almost 1.5 Years in Asia for
@coinbase
& helping
@base
for Asia this 2023, i will now representing my ownself through Liquid Venture efforts called
@TTMoonResearch
, a crypto research firm that
@chris_sirise
was one of the first cryptonatives I met after moving to SEA and am grateful to have learnt much from him over the years
Excited to support his and
@GiulioXdotEth
’s vision with
@monprotocol
and a 🇸🇬 turnaround story
#WeAreAllKevin
Thanks all for outpour of support, we’re building for you 🇸🇬💙
If you have SingPass, pls try and give me any feedback and feature requests.
We hear you on USD 🤔
3/ Bitcoin’s next chapter
Ordinals changed Bitcoin, and Layer 2’s and DeFi on Bitcoin are approaching faster than most realize.
Loved
@muneeb
and
@cburniske
fireside at
@melmelmelting
's event, and hung with
@danheld
(wut up
@BradMichelson
) who orange-pilled me all over again
NEWS:
@Coinbase
’s L2 blockchain, Base, has exceeded 100,000 daily active users for the first time, just the day following the official launch of the network.
📰
4/ RWA and Stablecoins
DeFi theme of the year is def RWA tokenization, going across stables, t-bills and private credit (throwback to "tokenize the world" 2018).
Enjoyed the lively discussion at Stablecoin Summit with
@IreneWu27
@LayerZero_Labs
@Gemini
@MentoLabs
and others!
Excited to increase our commitment to the Lion City 🇸🇬, serve clients and empower web3 devs to drive use cases! SG/SEA is the most crypto-fwd region in the 🌎
Hello Singapore 🇸🇬
Excited to announce we have received an In-Principle Approval as a Major Payment Institution in the Lion City! This is an important step in our mission of being the most trusted crypto platform in Asia Pacific.
3/ Coinbase House
@CoinbaseInsto
took over Mott32 for a 2-day open house and announced our Prime web3 Wallet. Fantastic sessions led by our insto team on tokenization, protocols, and infra.
Was great to see so many familiar faces, and a few surprise drop-ins (ask me irl).
Thank you everyone for showing up to our meetup today, and thanks again to
@julien51
@riabhutoria
@wdavidturner
for presenting!
Amazing to see everyone come together to talk about transparency & data standards in crypto. Onwards to build! 👩💻👨💻
Looking forward to a candid "cryptotherapy" session with
@felixsim
and
@gabusch
tomorrow on how to uplevel your mental game. Come hang if you're in SG!
LAST CALL,
#SaladFam
!
Don't let a fixed mindset hold you back.
Expand your thinking, elevate your strategies, and thrive in volatile markets.
Happening Tomorrow! ↓
📅 13th August 2024
⏰ 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (SGT)
📍 Revealed upon approval
🔗
Not only pallet placement, but getting
@Walmart
main to tweet out is next level validation for
@pudgypenguins
. Excited for next chapter!
Best adoption news for the industry since Grab
Excited to support
@marouen19
's vision around modular infra and
@crestalnetwork
's masterplan to push the space forward 🚀
@marouen19
is deeply plugged into the onchain builder scene and understands the problem space in a differentiated manner. This Crestal Math checks out
We also shared stats on crypto sentiment in Singapore:
📈 32% of adult Singaporeans own or used to own crypto
📈 1 in 4 Singaporeans believe crypto is the future of finance
Learn more about the data we shared and our product updates here:
Great initiative to give back to the community that got us the airdrop in the first place. Affinity validators are underexplored 🐧🫡
@defnothikariii
@OnlyShauns
TL;DR about
@PudgyAsia
node on
@dymension
:
1. What happened?
@defnothikariii
set up the PudgyAsia node, and we are currently ranked 97 with 321k $DYM being staked.
2. What does it mean for us?
Maintaining a top 100 rank allows us to earn staking rewards. By staking, you earn
Coinbase 🤝 Stripe
Coinbase is partnering with
@stripe
to bring
@base
's faster, cheaper financial infrastructure to millions of businesses around the world.
Here’s what we’re doing ↓
I'd like to thank Hassan Ahmed
@Hassan_NY
the Head of Southeast Asia for
@Coinbase
for being a terrific guest speaker for my Crypto Entrepreneurship class today
@INSEAD
- terrific insights and very helpful to hear about Coinbase's strategy and activities in the region
Had a blast filming this with
@CoinliveHQ
! 🔥
🇸🇬 is crypto-forward and Singaporeans are optimistic about
#web3
.
But more work to be done by industry to raise bar on trust and accessibility.
Coinbase excited to serve the Lion City and move forward!
🔥Watch
@Hassan_NY
, Country Director, Singapore from
@coinbase
reacts to Singaporean's Opinion on Crypto Exchanges in our latest episode of Coinlive's BLOCKBUSTER! 💥
Watch the full video here:
#Crypto
#Coinbase
#Singapore
We’re excited to share our strategic expansion into Asia with the launch of our new entity in Singapore.
This move reflects our acknowledgment of the region's dynamic economic growth, technological advancements, and demand for forward-thinking financial solutions.
6/ Web3 Gaming
You can’t be in Southeast Asia and not talk about web3 gaming. Built in 🇻🇳 and consumed in 🇵🇭. While many in the west gave up this sector for dead, founders like
@Psycheout86
and
@gabusch
are (re)building at a blistering pace. Good energy at
@ABGAasia
!
Excited to welcome the crypto community to SG next week! Stay hydrated and catch the Asia vibes.
Check out the recent city guides from
@DoveyWan
@ahboyash
@kirbyongeo
, those are phenomenal and pretty much code complete
Happy to meet any based founders, operators, investors
Don’t miss
@hassan_NY
at
#TOKEN2049
Singapore.
Hassan, Country Director for Singapore at
@coinbase
, leads the regional strategy of a crypto exchange that enables people and institutions to engage with digital assets on a trusted platform.
Catch him on stage in six days.
Head of
@Coinbase
SEA
@Hassan_NY
will be speaking at
#CryptoRising
: The Future of Crypto Regulations: APAC and Beyond on August 25/26 🗓️.
Which is the best country in Asia to hold/trade crypto? Hear from industry leaders and regulators.
Sign up here👇
Mavia is building on
@base
!
We have chosen Base as our L2 to scale the Mavia ecosystem.
Fast, secure, low-cost and incubated by
@coinbase
, Base is the perfect fit to support Mavia's rapidly growing mobile playerbase.
A thread on why we chose Base 🧵
Fantastic piece as usual by
@leah_cb
.
People are surprised when I tell them Philippines is among the most vibrant crypto markets globally with 3 use cases at scale:
1. Trading
2. Blockchain-based remittances
3. web3 gaming
#cryptoPH
showing the way 🇵🇭
The web3 gaming space looks poised to go parabolic again in the way it did with
@AxieInfinity
, and you can see how things might unfold by looking to the Philippines.
@leah_cb
contributes