{"id":25237,"date":"2023-12-26T01:58:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T01:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/coinbase-responds-to-warrens-claims-of-undermining-legislation\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T01:58:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T01:58:01","slug":"coinbase-responds-to-warrens-claims-of-undermining-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/coinbase-responds-to-warrens-claims-of-undermining-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase Responds to Warren&#8217;s Claims of Undermining Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Coinbase, a leading crypto exchange in the United States, has publicly responded to Senator Elizabeth Warren\u2019s allegations that the company is attempting to hinder <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/bipartisan-support-grows-for-senator-elizabeth-warrens-anti-money-laundering-bill\/\">bipartisan cryptocurrency legislation<\/a>. The exchange\u2019s chief policy officer, Faryar Shirzad, used a social media platform to address these claims, emphasizing that Coinbase\u2019s hiring of national security and law enforcement veterans is aimed at strengthening their efforts against illicit activities, not to obstruct legislative progress.<\/p>\n<p>Shirzad stated, <em>\u201cWe are very proud of our record of rooting out illicit activity on our platform, and of our deep partnership with law enforcement in going after bad guys. Our success stems from hiring national security and law enforcement veterans who help us do everything we can to protect the American people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He further clarified, <em>\u201cAny suggestion that we are hiring these people to stop legislation is ridiculous. In fact, Coinbase has been consistently advocating for legislation like FIT21 (The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act) that would create clear rules for the industry and consumers here at home.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Coinbase has taken a strong stance against Warren\u2019s approach, arguing that her actions are pushing cryptocurrency innovators out of the United States, a move they believe could be detrimental to the country\u2019s national security and technological leadership. 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Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 177% + 77 Free Spins <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.ctfassets.net\/c5bd0wqjc7v0\/2XMMDG9GkXhRaofAh2rzQ7\/a7738196344c9935539011a6738a32a8\/FINAL_Response_to_Senator_Warren_Letter__-_22_DEC_2023__5_.pdf\">open letter<\/a> to Senator Warren, Coinbase expressed pride in its collaboration with U.S. law enforcement agencies and reiterated its commitment to protecting American citizens. The letter stated, <em>\u201cWe are proud of our close collaboration with U.S. law enforcement agencies in thwarting malicious actors from harming Americans. Your claim that Coinbase is attempting to undermine bipartisan legislation related to cryptocurrency is simply wrong. Your accusations are not only unfounded but a willful misrepresentation of our intentions and efforts.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/coinbase-responds-to-warrens-claims-of-undermining-legislation\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) Coinbase, a leading crypto exchange in the United States, has publicly responded to Senator Elizabeth Warren\u2019s allegations that the company is attempting to hinder bipartisan cryptocurrency legislation. The exchange\u2019s chief policy officer, Faryar Shirzad, used a social media platform to address these claims, emphasizing that Coinbase\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":25238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}