27: All Your Coinbase Are Belong To Us (w/ Ed Zitron)

August 18, 2022 01:19:56
27: All Your Coinbase Are Belong To Us (w/ Ed Zitron)
Scam Economy
27: All Your Coinbase Are Belong To Us (w/ Ed Zitron)

Aug 18 2022 | 01:19:56

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Show Notes

Coinbase is America's #1 crypto exchange. Coinbase has also had a very, very bad couple of weeks. Ed Zitron joins Matt Binder on Scam Economy to discuss the Coinbase insider trading case, how a former Coinbase product manager was able to slip insider knowledge to his brother and a friend, how the scheme fell apart, just how much insider trading is going on over at Coinbase?, the SEC investigation that found Coinbase was listing unregistered securities, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong's anti-politics at Coinbase stance...until Coinbase of course needs to start lobbying politicians for pro-crypto legislation, what's coming down the pike for Coinbase next?, and much more! Visit: http://www.ScamEconomy.com Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder Check out Ed's newsletter: http://ez.substack.com Coinbase Insider Trading Case/SEC investigation: https://mashable.com/article/crypto-insider-trading-case-doj-coinbase Coinbase Insider Trading Study: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-17/coinbase-insider-trading-may-be-wider-than-us-case-study-says Coinbase: No Politics: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/10/01/coinbase-wont-allow-discussions-of-politics-and-social-causes-at-work-if-employees-dont-like-it-theyre-free-to-leave/?sh=5b4b208f7459 Coinbase Lobbying: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbrett/2022/07/28/new-bill-could-allow-americans-to-buy-coffee-with-crypto-tax-exempt/?sh=68bad27a2c60 https://cryptopotato.com/coinbase-establishes-think-tank-for-increasing-lobbying-efforts-with-regulators/

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