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Coinbase CEO responds to allegations of app push notifications featuring gambling features: Adults have the freedom to manage their money, but acknowledges the need for stronger information disclosure and user protection.
PANews reported on June 28th that Zcash founder Zooko posted on the X platform, stating that the Coinbase App has begun pushing gambling-like features such as sports betting and Bitcoin price predictions to young, inexperienced, and financially disadvantaged users, and he feels ashamed to be in this industry. In response, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that adults should be free to manage their own money as long as they do not harm others. Buying stocks and early Bitcoin/Zcash are seen as "gambling" by many, and the risk is subjective. That said, aggressively promoting high-risk products to inexperienced users is still inappropriate. Offering a product and making it the focus of an app are two different things.
Coinbase CEO: The company has reduced AI spending by nearly half through better default settings, routing, and caching mechanisms.
PANews reported on June 27th that Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated on the X platform that the company reduced AI spending by nearly half despite exponential growth in token usage through infrastructure optimizations (default settings, routing, and caching mechanisms). These measures included: Better default models: Defaulting to open-source/cost-effective models (such as GLM 5.2 and Kimi 2.7). 91% of employees never reached their usage limits. Smart routing: Automatically routing to the most suitable model based on the task (cutting-edge models for planning, inexpensive models for execution), allowing AI to replace manual selection. Efficient caching: Significantly improving cache hit rates (e.g., LibreChat from 5% to 60%).
Coinbase AI news alerts have drawn criticism for misreporting match results before the World Cup kickoff.
Odaily Odaily reports that Coinbase sent an AI-generated news alert claiming the Norwegian football team defeated Brazil 3-2 before the start of the World Cup. CEO Brian Armstrong has launched an investigation, and Coinbase stated that an update has been implemented to prevent future AI-generated inaccurate information. This error occurred as Coinbase is pushing forward with prediction markets and its "everything exchange" feature, which includes AI advisors and stock options. (CoinDesk)
Coinbase: Advancing its "One Asset, One Market, One Platform" strategy in the first half of the year
Odaily Odaily reports that Coinbase released its monthly review on July 1st, stating that in the first half of the year, it advanced its product portfolio around the principle of "one asset, one market, one platform," covering tokenized stocks, pre-IPO perpetual contracts, stock options, crypto options, stock index perpetual futures, AI tools, payments, stablecoins, and on-chain infrastructure. Coinbase stated that its tokenized stocks are 1:1 backed by US company stock and are expected to include dividends, on-chain trading, holding, and redemption features, but are not available to US users. Coinbase also stated that its pre-IPO perpetual contracts will begin with SpaceX, then expand to OpenAI and Anthropic, and will offer crypto options through Deribit integration. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated on July 3rd that Coinbase is one of the companies with the highest level of AI adoption globally. Coinbase also stated that it has launched a direct INR channel in India, become the official deployer of Hyperliquid's USDC treasury wallet, and is partnering with Ethena on assets exceeding $5 billion. It also mentioned transferring approximately $4.4 billion in USDC to Hyperliquid. (Bitcoin.com News)
Coinbase's AI-powered market prediction alert feature misreported World Cup results before the games, sparking user criticism.
PANews reported on July 6th that, according to BeInCrypto, Coinbase's AI-powered prediction market alerts erroneously announced a World Cup match result over the weekend, sending a false score of Norway 3-2 against Brazil before the match had even started, sparking user criticism. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong responded that he and his team are investigating the matter. This error comes against the backdrop of Coinbase's heavy promotion of prediction markets as the "ultimate truth tool," with Armstrong having previously stated that "when it comes to real money, results are far more reliable than traditional media." Coinbase has previously faced controversy due to issues with its AI coding tools and push notification misalignments; this incident further raises questions about the security of AI in financial products.
Coinbase has cut AI spending by nearly half by defaulting to open weight models such as GLM and Kimi.
On June 29th, PANews reported that Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong shared the company's experience in optimizing AI spending. He pointed out that while token usage has grown exponentially, AI spending has been reduced by nearly half through better default settings, routing, and caching strategies, rather than relying on usage caps and alert mechanisms. Regarding default settings, Coinbase is using open-source weighting models (such as Zhipu's GLM 5.2 and Moon's Dark Side's Kimi 2.7) as the default option through its LLM gateway, while encouraging engineers to choose the correct model for specific tasks. Since 91% of the company's employees never reach the usage cap, the team opted to switch to cheaper default settings rather than lowering the cap.