Public records show that the US Secret Service awarded a four-year contract in May to Coinbase to use its blockchain analytics software, worth $183,750 in total
Have seen a few articles talking about Coinbase Analytics - figured I would share my thoughts on it, since I don't think it's particularly newsworthy - and lots of conjecture out there.
Bottom line, the software Coinbase uses to sell customer data has been used by other govs in human rights abuses. They think that's good for bitcoin. Armstrong also proudly promotes scam coins to customers as legit investments. #deletecoinbase https://twitter.com/...
Coinbase recently netted a contract to sell its analytics tools to the US Secret Service, sparking privacy concerns. CEO Brian Armstrong took to Twitter to defend the move. https://decrypt.co/... https://twitter.com/...
“The record shows that the Secret Service awarded a four-year contract to Coinbase in May in order to use its blockchain analytics software, called Coinbase Analytics. The contract is worth $183,750 in total and ends on May 9, 2024.” https://www.theblockcrypto.com/ ... https://tw…