# Crypto exchange Coinbase shares core principles for institutional business

By Shampa Mani

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/207
Published: 2018-08-22T10:45:06.000Z
Updated: 2018-08-22T16:08:48.000Z
Section: Business

> Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on Tuesday introduced its “Institutional Core Principles”. In an online post, Adam White, Vice President and General Manager at Coinbase, shared a set of core principles that w…

Leading cryptocurrency exchange [Coinbase](<https://www.coinbase.com/>) on Tuesday introduced its “Institutional Core Principles”.

In an [online post](<https://blog.coinbase.com/introducing-our-institutional-core-principles-b23918dea7c2>), Adam White, Vice President and General Manager at Coinbase, shared a set of core principles that will guide the company’s institutional business. The announcement comes three months after the company announced a [suite of institutional products](<https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-institutional-deea317d23af>).

The five key principles outlined by White include:

Operate a fair and orderly market

Institutional-grade infrastructure and processes

Enforce transparent market rules and governance

Provide fair access to all market participants

Publicly disclose listing practices and market rules.

“This set of fundamental beliefs will act as our North Star as we design, develop, and operate our products. Ultimately, we intend for these core principles to drive us toward our goal of operating the most trusted venue for storing, trading, and interacting with the world of cryptocurrency,” White wrote.

Last month, Coinbase’s custodian service for institutional investors [went live](<https://www.econotimes.com/Crypto-startup-Coinbases-custodian-service-for-institutional-investors-goes-live-1397817>) with an initial support for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Earlier this month, it announced that Coinbase Custody is [exploring](<https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-custody-is-exploring-a-range-of-new-assets-e700496844be>) a number of crypto assets for storage including Steem (STEEM), ICON (ICX), Bitcoin Gold (BTG), and others.

## Links in this article

- [Coinbase](https://www.coinbase.com/)
- [online post](https://blog.coinbase.com/introducing-our-institutional-core-principles-b23918dea7c2)
- [suite of institutional products](https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-institutional-deea317d23af)
- [went live](https://www.econotimes.com/Crypto-startup-Coinbases-custodian-service-for-institutional-investors-goes-live-1397817)
- [exploring](https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-custody-is-exploring-a-range-of-new-assets-e700496844be)