Fun

News Feed - 2023-11-08 02:11:01

Derek Andersen6 hours agoCoinbase beefs up its global advisory council with 4 national security expertsCoinbase is getting wonky with prominent names in national security from both sides of the U.S. political divide. They will join former lawmakers and other strategists.756 Total views10 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsJoin us on social networksCoinbase has expanded its Global Advisory Council with four national security experts, it announced on Nov. 7. The new members will help the cryptocurrency exchange assess the impact of regulatory uncertainty in the United States.


The Coinbase council will take on a decidedly more strategic tone with the new members. Mark Esper is a former U.S. secretary of defense, Stephanie Murphy is a former congressperson and a national security expert, Frances Townsend was homeland security adviser to former U.S. President George W. Bush, and David Urban is a former managing director of BRG Group.


The new council members will be joining former U.S. legislators Patrick Toomey, Tim Ryan and Sean Patrick Maloney. In addition to them, the original members of the council include Haun Ventures chief strategy officer Chris Lehane and Impact Research Polling founder John Anzalone.Andy Vermaut shares:Controversial Activision Blizzard executive Frances Townsend steps down: Townsend will continue to advise CEO Bobby Kotick

The post Controversial Activision Blizzard executive Frances Townsend steps down appeared first on… https://t.co/WNC2Zyxsfq Thank you. pic.twitter.com/UMQkK778pI— Andy Vermaut (@AndyVermaut) October 3, 2022


The Global Advisory Council was set up in May as the third advisory council at Coinbase. The others are concerned with asset management and regulation. Among their members are former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton and former CIA General Counsel Courtney Elwood. All of the councils have a bipartisan composition.


Related: Coinbase user agreement dispute reaches US Supreme Court


The stated goal of the new appointments was to  “examine what consequences will result from regulatory uncertainty for crypto in the United States.” Coinbase clearly had an international perspective in mind. It linked its white paper “Defending American Leadership: The National Security Case for Crypto and Blockchain” in the announcement.


Despite an ongoing dispute with the SEC, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has stated his commitment to keeping the San Francisco-based exchange in the country, even as the crypto industry is possibly moving away from the United States. At the same time, Coinbase has stepped up its activities abroad. Those efforts have not always proceeded entirely smoothly, however, as was recently seen in Kazakhstan.


Magazine: Binance, Coinbase head to court, and the SEC labels 67 crypto-securities: Hodler’s Digest, June 4-10# Coinbase# Cryptocurrencies# Security# United States# Cryptocurrency Exchange# RegulationAdd reactionAdd reactionRead moreExpect new IRS crypto surveillance to come with a surge in confiscationCoinbase lobbying efforts face setback from Hamas’ crypto use: Berenberg analystsDubai VARA grants ‘initial approval’ to crypto firm WadzPay

News Feed

Brayden Lindrea4 hours agoCriminals more reliant on cross-chain bridges than ever after mixer crackdownsThe sanction of cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash in August caused the first major shift, which is accelerating even
Japanese exchange BitFlyer to acquire FTX Japan
Helen Partz1 hour agoJapanese exchange BitFlyer to acquire FTX JapanFTX Japan, a Japanese subsidiary of the collapsed FTX exchange, is preparing to return with a new owner after repaying its customers in 2023.503 Total v
Aave protocol’s GHO stablecoin now live on Arbitrum
Vince Quill1 hour agoAave protocol’s GHO stablecoin now live on ArbitrumThe deployment of the GHO stablecoin on the Ethereum layer-2 network will leverage Chainlink"s CCIP interoperability protocol.410 Total views22 To
Bitcoin Lawsuit Heats Up With More Bonded Courier Tales
Bitcoin Lawsuit Heats Up With More Bonded Courier Tales During the last few days, cryptocurrency participants have been discussing the notorious Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit as new
Celestials Stellar Club Announces NFT Collection Minting Date March 14 2022
Celestials Stellar Club Announces NFT Collection Minting Date March 14 2022 press release PRESS RELEASE. Looking for an exciting new NFT collection to be a part of? Look no further
First Republic Bank’s Shares Downgraded to Junk Status by S&P Global; Stock Slides More Than 25% Lower
First Republic Bank"s Shares Downgraded to Junk Status by S&P Global; Stock Slides More Than 25% Lower After UBS acquired Credit Suisse and close to a dozen financial institutions
Brayden Lindrea3 hours agoStarknet and zkSync buck trend as crypto ecosystems shed devs by 28%Monthly active developers across the crypto ecosystem fell 28% year-on-year in October, but some have managed to buck the tren
Konami’s Castlevania Anniversary NFT Sale Raises Over $160K
Konami’s Castlevania Anniversary NFT Sale Raises Over $160K Konami, a Japanese game developer and software publisher, raised more than $160K in its first foray into the non-fungi
FTX Debtors Report $8.9B Shortfall in Customer Funds and ‘Highly Commingled’ Assets in Latest Presentation
FTX Debtors Report $8.9B Shortfall in Customer Funds and "Highly Commingled" Assets in Latest Presentation On March 2, 2023, FTX debtors released their second stakeholder presentat
Report Claims Harvard, Yale, and Brown University Endowments Have Been Discreetly Buying Bitcoin
Report Claims Harvard, Yale, and Brown University Endowments Have Been Discreetly Buying Bitcoin According to sources familiar with the matter, a number of Ivy L
AT&T Sued by Customer After Security Breach Led to Theft of Cryptocurrency
AT&T Sued by Customer After Security Breach Led to Theft of Cryptocurrency An AT&T customer filed a lawsuit against the company last week accusing it of failing to provide “
ViaBTC Capital and CoinEx Release the 2022 Crypto Annual Report: Review of Nine Sectors and Forecast of Crypto Trend in 2023
ViaBTC Capital and CoinEx Release the 2022 Crypto Annual Report: Review of Nine Sectors and Forecast of Crypto Trend in 2023 sponsored In January 2023, ViaBTC Capital and CoinEx joi