Publicarea „Pune-ne pe scena principală”: CEO-ul Coinbase

During Mainnet 2022 in New York City, Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong sat down for a chat with Messari co-founder and CEO Ryan Selkis to discuss Coinbase’s growing role in the industry.

“I’ve started to shift our point of view over time, and not just trying to build Coinbase, but how do we actually go out there and be a champion for the whole industry and defend the whole industry,” Armstrong said.

Being a trusted brand comes with compliance with regulations, he acknowledged. Still, Armstrong said his company is obligated to defend the industry and fund pushbacks when it sees policies unfair to crypto, prohibiting innovation, or exceeding regulatory authority.

The CEO of the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange pointed out that Coinbase supported the Tornado Cash users’ lawsuit against the Trezoreria SUA mai devreme luna asta.

„Sancționarea software-ului open source este ca și cum ați închide definitiv o autostradă pentru că hoții l-au folosit pentru a fugi de la locul crimei”, a scris Armstrong într-o Coinbase. blog. „Nu este cel mai bun mod de a rezolva o problemă. Sfarseste prin a pedepsi oamenii care nu au facut nimic rau si are ca rezultat ca oamenii sa aiba mai putina intimitate si securitate.”

Before taking Coinbase public, Armstrong said he spoke with several CEOs who either had decided to go public or stay private on the pros and cons.

“[Going public] has put us on the main stage, where we’re able to get deals done with BlackRock and companies like Meta,” Armstrong said. “Now we’re the first Fortune 500 company doing crypto, and so we can go do deal with other Fortune 500 companies now, and they treat us more as a more legitimate force out there.”

He said another benefit of going public is the ability to raise funds quickly at attractive rates, saying Coinbase raised $3 million of debt last year in a week without needing to do a single meeting.

The downside, Armstrong said, is the scrutiny and media coverage.

„Cred că o parte din controlul nu este atât de util, să fiu sincer”, a spus el. „Sunt doar oamenii care își împing propria narațiune sau încearcă să facă articole de părtinire anti-tehnologie, [care] ar trebui să fie etichetate articole de opinie, dar nu sunt.”

But the negative press is just one of the issues facing Coinbase. After the U.S. Justice Department accused an ex-employee of insider trading in August, the SEC accused the exchange of listing valori mobiliare neînregistrate.

Despite the scrutiny, investigations, and negative press, Armstrong says what matters most is building Coinbase’s list of products, customer protection with KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) policies, engaging with politicians and regulators, and supporting the industry.

„Suntem doar una dintre companiile care construiesc această mișcare”, a spus Armstrong. „Este mult mai mult despre spațiul cripto în general decât orice face Coinbase în acest moment.”