This true? https://twitter.com/pledditor/status/1667666024756400129?s=46
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Of course it is true. Then they dump it on their own platform after the pump.
i don’t even know what coin base is
Well the people trying to spot the lie via body language are a little bit off - for people that go that route, they'd have to pay attention to his head movements, the corners of his mouth and the timing of his hand gesture... And ofc what he's actually saying while specific movements are taking place... But it seems like most people would say that it's a lie.
I suppose people should do their own research.
Feels like a run around the truth.
https://twitter.com/BTC_Apostle/status/1667737789897801729?s=20
It's a snipet of a clip - there's not enough information to go on to determine a lie by what's presented
Everyone that says they can tell by looking at him is either lying or mistaken and probably has prior knowledge about the issue
I'm just going to assume people wouldn't necessarily want to clarify how they know he's lying based on 10 seconds of body language because they have no real answer - at least not one backed by any definitive evidence
It's probably a lie anyway though
*** technically the question isn't specific enough to give a simple straight answer
"Is this a lie" could mean at least two or three different things
Post:
@brian_armstrong
squirms and gives a non-answer when asked if
@Coinbase
invests in projects that they later list to trade for retail customers
(they do)
--
Technically Brian didn't squirm. It's an overly exaggerated description.
He gave an answer, it was just a typical answer you'd get from a grifter, salesman, religious figure or politician.
A good question is: why is it a bad thing to invest in projects to later list to trade for retail customers?
--> personally it doesn't effect me so I don't really care much either way - but I like looking at body language
*I feel like I've already spent too much time on this
It’s what most of us have expected for years. Them and their buddies load up bags of whatever it is early. Then it’s listed and they dump on retail.
looking up and to the left...trying to get creative I think (if he's right handed)
Instincts say yes. Coinbase does many shit things
We don't take any listing fees for listing shitcoins our venture arm is invested in
How do you not prepare for this exact question lmao
"invest" aka literal stake their interest in a pow and leverage products they don't own but collect real monies for it.
it's true in many big bank financial institutions... not sure what the context here is though.
If it's coming from Pledditor, then it has to be. His journalism is second to none.
We need him posting more of his content here on Nostr!
bigtime.
crypto vc land is wild. hoping the few Bitcoin VCs & angels can differentiate and set a better precedent by supporting only Bitcoin & foss focused projects
That was painful to watch
Well, why did we expect them to do otherwise? I'm sure everyone here would do the same in Coinbase's place. 🥲
I feel like we still have a lot of faith in these brands run by strangers.
A human will use all the methods available in his disposal to make as much money as possible.
If someone isn't doing this, then they have an ulterior motive(gain public favor for more power to make more money or go to heaven)
Its worse than that: exchanges not only "invest" before listing but also want a much better price discount than you'd offer any other early stage supporter.
Projects that find this unethical pay a heavy price for not playing ball.
I assumed from the jump they always have 🤷🏼♂️
Thanks for sharing
If you have to ask..
Why does Brian Armstrong look so much like Zuckerberg? He has the same lizardness somehow
Yes, they called the unit that made the investments Coinbase Ventures.
They overlap with investments A16Z crypto fund made.
Coin base had a ton of insider trading going on
Coinbase, Consensys, Circle, a16z
Affinity scam mafia
Reminds me of Enron’s case of using their Special Purpose Vehicle investment arm to inflate the share market every time they released a new product, to delude the crowd and public stock buyers. This happened over a long period of time, and once exposed, both the CEOs during this period were convicted of fraud and sentenced to prison.
Thank you for never peddling sh*tcoins to us #[1] I’m going to keep DCAing into BTC everyday on CashApp like I have for years now. 🙏