#DeleteCoinbase

Published: March 2, 2019, 2:44 p.m.

The battle cry #DeleteCoinbase is resounding across crypto Twitter as bitcoin users close their accounts to protest a controversial acquisition by the exchange.\n\nThese users are upset with Coinbase for acquiring Neutrino because that blockchain analytics outfit\u2019s executive suite \u2013 CEO Giancarlo Russo, CTO Alberto Ornaghi, and CRO Marco Valleri \u2013 previously spearheaded projects for the startup Hacking Team, which sold spyware to several governments known for human rights abuses.