The cryptocurrency exchange's CEO, Brian Armstrong, took another hammer-blow from the New York Times’ Nathaniel Popper on Dec. 29, with an article alleging the firm not only paid black and female employees less than their male counterparts, it did so at levels far worse than is typical in Silicon Valley.
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Is it a good idea to buy Bitcoin right now?
Crypto enthusiasts are proclaiming that BTC has the potential to double from its current price point, but history shows gaining exposure now is a strategy fraught with risk
With Bitcoin romping to new all-time highs of $23,770 without stopping for breath—and the surge winning coverage in national news outlets that wouldn’t normally touch crypto with a 10-foot pole—curious investors are now examining digital assets for the first time.
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Coinbase takes historic step towards stock market listing
The cryptocurrency giant announced that it has filed documents that could lead to the cryptocurrency industry’s first initial public offering
The terse IPO announcement came a day after the appointment of two new board members, including Cisco executive vice president and CFO Kelly Kramer, who will head up the Coinbase board’s Audit and Compliance Committee.
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Coinbase denies upcoming New York Times racial discrimination allegations
The U.S. exchange warns a story about disgruntled black employees is coming in the wake of Brian Armstrong’s controversial “apolitical’ stand over Black Lives Matter
The major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is bracing for another wave of criticism in the wake of CEO Brian Armstrong’s controversial stand against corporate support of political issues like the Black Lives Matter movement. In a Nov. 25 blog post, Coinbase warned employees that an article that will be published on Sunday by the New York Times alleging racial discrimination inside the firm.
