What to expect from the 12 Days of Coinbase event

On December 10, the popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase launched a 12-day promotion called “12 Days Of Coinbase”. Mainpurpose of the event – introduce cryptocurrencies into the daily lives of your clients.

Every day at noon Pacific Timewe will be announcing new features, support for new cryptocurrencies and much more. Check back daily! – representatives of the exchange say on the official blog page.

How were the previous days

On day one, the Coinbase team announced thatUS customers will now be able to spend cryptocurrencies to purchase WeGift e-gift cards. Gift cards can now be purchased from dozens of merchants, many of which are willing to offer special discounts. Customers will not have to pay fees for transferring funds, which will greatly simplify the process of using cryptocurrencies for everyday purchases of goods and services.

On the second day, the exchange donated $10,000 in ZCash (ZEC) to support the GiveCrypto.org project in the Venezuelan city of Santa Elena de Uairen. The exchange explained the purpose of this donation:

“Thanks to our gift, the organization will transfer $1 worth of cryptocurrency directly into the wallets of more than 100 families in Santa Elena every day for 3 months.

Recipients will be able to purchase food andessentials at a local store that accepts cryptocurrency payments, subsidizing daily expenses – the equivalent of $1 a day, for which you can buy 1-2 kilograms of protein or 2 kilograms of starch and vegetables.

Recipients will be Venezuelan families participating in the GiveCrypto.org program with Bonnum”.

What's next?

Coinbase has already revealed the first two gifts. Now we have 10 more days, and therefore 10 gifts from Coinbase.

Coinbase will add support for new digital assets in the next 10 days

The exchange recently announced that in its newTheir strategies are based on the wishes of their clients. As noted, the only thing their customers want – new cryptocurrencies on the platform. This, in turn, opens up the potential for the listing of popular cryptocurrencies such as XRP, Stellar (XLM) and Cardano (ADA).

The obligations of the exchange to its customers can be found in the following tweet, published a few hours ago:

“We think access to crypto globally is stilllargely an unsolved problem. In emerging markets, it’s still quite difficult for people to get their first bitcoin or crypto. We’re really focused on expanding the number of people and countries that have easy onramps to crypto."

— Coinbase (@coinbase) December 11, 2018