Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is teaming up with insurance provider Aon to launch a captive insurance subsidiary that would solely serve the exchange.
With Bitrefill’s ThorAPI, Coinbase users will be able to easily leverage the full capabilities of the Lightning network through their Coinbase accounts.
"Coinbase Card supports all crypto assets available to buy and sell on the Coinbase platform, meaning they can pay for a meal with bitcoin, or use ethereum to fund their train ticket home," the platform says.
Blaming “a gap in [Coinbase’s] diligence process,” CEO Brian Armstrong writes that Coinbase “did not properly evaluate everything from the perspective of our mission and values as a crypto company.”