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Author: Admin | 2025-04-27
Bitcoin with a hosted checkout page on coinbase.com.Callbacks allow for instant payment notifications to a merchant's website.Payouts allow merchants to cash out bitcoin on a daily basis through a USD transfer to a linked bank account without exchange rate risk.Coinbase also offers an API for custom applications or merchant integrations.FeesThere are no fees for sending, receiving, or storing bitcoin.The fee for buying or selling bitcoin with a bank transfer is a fixed 1% + $0.15. This fee is waived on automatic sell orders made using their merchant instant-exchange functionality.HistoryThe service was announced on June 29, 2012 and received seed funding from Paul Graham after going through the startup incubator Y-Combinator[2].On October 26, 2012, the service launched its method to buy and sell bitcoins using a linked bank account[3].On December 5, 2012, Coinbase launched its Merchant Tools[4].On May 7, 2013, Coinbase announced that it had received five million dollars in funding led by the venture capital firm Union Square Ventures. It was the largest funding round to date for a bitcoin company[5].On July 11, 2013, Coinbase launched instant buys for fully verified users[6].On December 12, 2013, Coinbase announced Series B funding of $25 million dollars led by the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. It is the largest round of funding received by a bitcoin company[7].On February 27, 2014, Coinbase announced that 1 Million consumer wallet accounts have been opened on their platform [8].On May 7, 2014, Coinbase announced that they acquired the content-sharing platform Kippt. [9]On August 18, 2014, Coinbase announced that they acquired the block explorer company Blockr.io. [10]On January 26, 2015, Coinbase launched Coinbase Exchange - First Regulated Bitcoin Exchange in the U.S. [11]See AlsoBuying bitcoinsSelling bitcoinsCoinbase ExchangeExternal LinksCoinbase.com websiteReferences↑ Coinbase Launches First Regulated Bitcoin Exchange in the U.S.↑ Coinbase - Funded by Paul Graham↑ You Can Now Buy And Sell Bitcoin By Connecting Any U.S. Bank Account↑ How To Accept Bitcoin On Your Website↑ Coinbase Nabs $5M in Biggest Funding for Bitcoin Startup↑ Instant Bitcoin Purchases at Coinbase↑ Bitcoin's Biggest Investment↑ 1 Million Consumer Wallets↑ Coinbase Boosts Team with Acquisition of Kippt Developers↑ Coinbase Acquires Blockchain Explorer Blockr.io↑ Coinbase Is Opening The First Regulated Bitcoin Exchange In The U.S.Coinbase Review
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