Coinbase, whose CEO called most politics a 'distraction', launches voter regi...
Faryar Shirzad said staying engaged and informed was critical, given candidates who win in the 2022 U.S. midterms “will be making key decisions" around crypto regulation. Coinbase, a crypto exchange whose CEO previously said it doesn’t “advocate for any particular causes or candidates internally that are unrelated to our mission,” has launched a voter registration portal as part of a crypto policy education initiative.In a Thursday blog post, Coinbase chief policy officer Faryar Shirzad said the crypto exchange will offer users the opportunity to register to vote in the United States....
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One thing to be aware of in our world is, sadly, politics. Yes, Politics. It's 'smart-people' term for 'yelling about government.' Take it from me, Calvin Tran. I was oddly fascinated with politics in 3rd grade with the election of George Bush VS John Kerry. I was the typical brainless child who stood by his parents's opinions and with no real understanding of politics. This came back in 2011 when I discovered Ron Paul, and (yes, I can see your eyes rolling) I became enthused with the Libertarian ideals of free market principles and social freedoms. Since then, I've been enthralled by....
U.S. customers can now apply for the Coinbase Visa, a card that allows users to spend digital assets anywhere Visa is accepted. In addition to the U.S. launch, Coinbase cardholders will be able to earn up to 4% back in stellar or 1% back in bitcoin. A while back, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency firm Coinbase launched the Coinbase Visa debit card for European customers. Coinbase disclosed that the card is now being leveraged in 30 different countries within the UK and Europe. On Wednesday, the company announced that American residents can now register for the crypto card.....
For all the press Bitcoin has received, many contrarians are still attracted to sub-contrarians derived from the original contrarian. Many see Bitcoin's glass as half-empty, instead of half full. That doesn't apply to Coinbase head Brain Armstrong, who made news Monday morning with his Twitter commentary on the state of the digital currency universe. Coinbase CEO: The rest are just a distraction. Coinbase just launched their new Bitcoin exchange. Plus, Coinbase has received a major money-shot of venture capital funding last month, which rang in at over $100 million, so 2015 has already....