Angry users call for Coinbase boycott with #DeleteCoinbase after contested acquisition

Disgruntled cryptocurrency enthusiasts are lobbying to boycott popular exchange Coinbase. Users have taken to social media using the #DeleteCoinbase hashtag, encouraging others to delete their accounts, following a series of perceived mishaps by the US-based company. It comes after Coinbase, founded by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam in June 2012, proudly announced the acquisition of Neutrino, an Italian startup that leveraged public blockchain data to trace cryptocurrency transactions. Coinbase said the startup’s technology, which would help it track illicit activity, would help make cryptocurrency “safer and more accessible for people all over the world.” Things took a twist when some prominent industry…

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