As bitcoin nears $10,000, millions of newbies are finding it through one app

As bitcoin nears $10,000, millions of newbies are finding it through one app

6 years ago
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https://qz.com/1139524/bitcoin-price-nears-10000-as-coinbase-pulls-in-millions-of-users/

Bitcoin is a whisker away from the $10,000 mark, as it continues its spectacular run this year. It has gained 900% since January. One company in particular is benefiting from this bull run. The startup “unicorn” Coinbase is adding thousands of bitcoin-curious users daily and now has more registered users than the number of active accounts at the stock brokerage Charles Schwab, CNBC reported.

Coinbase, which operates one of the biggest consumer-facing bitcoin wallets and exchanges in the business, added 100,000 users yesterday alone. Over 780,000 new users have signed up so far this month. That’s according to data it publishes on its website, and which was collated by cryptocurrency fund manager Alistair Milne.