Coinbase CEO: Exchange Would Not List XMR Due to ‘Issue With...

Jul 27, 2020 13:23 UTC

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Jul 27, 2020 at 13:24 UTC

By Ritwik

Brian Armstrong utters regulators would be “up in arms” with Monero registered on Coinbase, even as BINANCE & Kraken offer upkeep for the token.

Brian Armstrong articulates COINBASE won’t be listing privacy coins like Monero (XMR) as they are still unverified loops for regulators in the US.

In an interview on 24^th July with Peter McCormack on his “What Bitcoin Did” podcast, Armstrong held that he desired to proceed for an additional conservative method with Coinbase so the exchange would clear the time trial. One of these subjects was evading direct conflict about privacy coins together with Monero.

Armstrong told McCormack, who denoted to Monero as “the most credible privacy coin,” that as confidentiality coins turn out to be more acknowledged, Coinbase’s crew would think through listing them:

“I think with enough time and education; people will get comfortable enough with it. Privacy coins will become more mainstream over time I hope, and maybe more privacy solutions on Bitcoin too.”

Linked with Ransomware Attacks:

However, Bitcoin (BTC) is still the token of choice for roundabout few users of darknet sites & scams, e.g. the enormous hack on verified Twitter accounts & continuous use in forged crypto giveaways on YouTube various criminals have left directions for their sufferers to pay them in XMR in its place.

On 20^th July the hackers accountable for a Ransomware outbreak on Argentina’s major telecommunications company claimed $7.5 million in XMR or 100,000 tokens.

Coinbase Not the Solitary Alternative:

Monero has been accessible for trading on supplementary chief exchanges counting Kraken for more than 3 years, & Binance from the time of September 2019. On the other hand, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb & Singapore-based exchange Huobi publicized previously this year that they would be eliminating XMR from their listings as the token faced accusations that it was used for felonious doings.

Ritwik