The Ledger

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Opinion
Jessica Lessin: US government's current position is that Coinbase shouldn't exist
“The current position of the US government is basically that Coinbase shouldn't exist. I mean, if you look at the breadth, the number of businesses that it's arguing are operating illegally is numerous.”
Jessica Lessin Jan 4, 2025 ▶ 31:55 #80: More or Less Holiday Special Pt. 2 (Crypto and Antitrust) · More or Less Podcast
Assertion Supported
Morin: Coinbase Offshore Customer Center Socially Engineered to Expose Customer Data
“Coinbase was hacked, not digitally. They were hacked through social engineering. One of their customer service centers abroad outside the United States was socially engineered, meaning people figured out how to convince the people that work in that Customer se…”
Dave Morin May 30, 2025 ▶ 24:36 #101: The Business of OnlyFans, Future of Identity, and Navigating Privacy in the AI Age · More or Less Podcast
Assertion Partly supported
Dave Morin: SEC dropped Wells notices against Coinbase and major DEXs
“There's been no laws passed, but the SEC has actually changed their position and actually taken actions to, you know, remove Wells notices from Coinbase from several other major DEX exchanges”
Dave Morin Mar 7, 2025 ▶ 31:46 #89: America’s Crypto Reserve, Nvidia’s $600M Hit & Digg’s Comeback · More or Less Podcast
Opinion
Sam Lessin: Coinbase is getting cut out of core crypto activity
“And because they've had to be regulatorily compliant, because they have institutional clients, because they're trying to be on top of this stuff, because they have to play nice with the regulators, and they're not actually part of, like, the true decentralized…”
Sam Lessin Jan 31, 2025 ▶ 38:19 #84: China's DeepSeek Shakes the Tech World · More or Less Podcast
Opinion
Jessica Lessin: The SEC's stance is basically that Coinbase shouldn't exist
“The current position of the US government is basically that Coinbase shouldn't exist. I mean, if you look at the breadth, the number of businesses that it's arguing are operating illegally is numerous.”
Jessica Lessin Jun 12, 2023 ▶ 32:09 #1: Apple's head scratchy VR rollout; VR vs. AI in the interface wars; crypto's 'nothing burger'? · More or Less Podcast
Opinion
Morin: Surprising Coinbase Didn't Build Its Own Prediction Market Faster
“It's surprising to me actually that Coinbase didn't innovate and add their own prediction market much faster. And so the fact that they're having to Partner with Kalshi.”
Dave Morin Nov 21, 2025 ▶ 47:59 Google Just Won AI, TikTok’s “Self-Control Badges”, ChatGPT Enters Group Chats · More or Less Podcast
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