OP here:
if stories like these will cause HN to burn to a crisp,
it's worth talking 'why?'.
We all know YC is a crypto backer,
and if crypto is the problem,
then maybe HN is part of the problem.
It hasn't got to do with cryptocurrency—it's the same with any major ongoing topic (MOT), especially when the stories are sensational, inflammatory, and/or divisive. This is about internet forum dynamics and our attempt to have a forum that's optimized for intellectual curiosity [1]. To achieve that means we have to limit the amount of repetition [2].
If you want further explanation, the links in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43272671 should take you to plenty. If you read some of that and then have a question I haven't answered yet, I'd be happy to take a crack at it.
Question: is Gary Tan willing to make a public statement about YC's stance regarding the propose Crypto Reserve how CoinBase will benefit?
In particular,
addressing Brian Armstrong's position that Bitcoin and only Bitcoin should be in the reserve? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coinbases-brian-armstrong-thi...
If you want further explanation, the links in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43272671 should take you to plenty. If you read some of that and then have a question I haven't answered yet, I'd be happy to take a crack at it.
[1] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...
[2] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so...