EPISODE · Apr 12, 2019 · 24 MIN
Coinbase Custody: Keep Your Crypto Safe and Use It Too - Ep.068
from Unconfirmed · host Laura Shin
Sam McIngvale, head of product for Coinbase Custody, describes its new staking service. He explains how Coinbase Custody plans to allow its customers to participate in crypto networks while keeping those funds offline, what Coinbase had to build from an engineering and product perspective in order to keep funds secure and how insurance works for these assets. We also discuss its plans to enable its customers to participate in governance, whether or not Coinbase.com will move in the same direction, which other blockchains it may offer staking services for. Thank you to our sponsor! CipherTrace: http://ciphertrace.com/unconfirmed Episode links: Coinbase blog post about staking with Coinbase Custody: https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-custody-launches-staking-support-for-tezos-makerdao-governance-to-follow-68f7bc51bc53 Sam McIngvale: https://twitter.com/sammcingvale?lang=en WSJ article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coinbases-new-customer-incentive-interest-payments-with-a-crypto-twist-11553855400 Fortune article: http://fortune.com/2019/03/29/coinbase-crypto-dividend-staking/ CoinDesk article: https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-leads-wall-street-to-brave-new-world-of-crypto-staking
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Sam McIngvale, head of product for Coinbase Custody, describes its new staking service. He explains how Coinbase Custody plans to allow its customers to participate in crypto networks while keeping those funds offline, what Coinbase had to build from an engineering and product perspective in order to keep funds secure and how insurance works for these assets. We also discuss its plans to enable its customers to participate in governance, whether or not Coinbase.com will move in the same direction, which other blockchains it may offer staking services for. Thank you to our sponsor! CipherTrace: http://ciphertrace.com/unconfirmed Episode links: Coinbase blog post about staking with Coinbase Custody: https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-custody-launches-staking-support-for-tezos-makerdao-governance-to-follow-68f7bc51bc53 Sam McIngvale: https://twitter.com/sammcingvale?lang=en WSJ article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coinbases-new-customer-incentive-interest-payments-with-a-crypto-twist-11553855400 Fortune article: http://fortune.com/2019/03/29/coinbase-crypto-dividend-staking/ CoinDesk article: https://www.coindesk.com/coinbase-leads-wall-street-to-brave-new-world-of-crypto-staking
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