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by throwaway_4ever 1418 days ago
> He is a platitude robot saying nothing more than 'Crypto will lead to economic freedom' and 'now is the time to build'. Before the crypto crash it seems like the only motivator was money

Yes, that's what it's always been about with coinbase. That's why they sold their equity on a traditional finance platform for USD $ and why Brian bought a $130m mansion. 10 years later what has crypto accomplished besides grifting people out of their savings through 3% commissions and scams? Do you know how useful Google, or like any other company, was after 10 years?