cryptocurrency is inherently political. bitcoin was created in part in retaliation against a fiat currency system that continues to be propped up by central bankers
i think it would be hard to talk about crypto without constantly talking about regulators, governments, central banks, etc etc etc
Addressed in the article: "If there is a bill introduced around crypto, we may engage here, but we normally wouldn’t engage in policy decisions around healthcare or education for example. ... We don’t engage here when issues are unrelated to our core mission, because we believe impact only comes with focus. We don’t advocate for any particular causes or candidates internally that are unrelated to our mission, because it is a distraction from our mission. Even if we all agree something is a problem, we may not all agree on the solution."
Just because something is political doesn't require you to take a stand on every other political issue.
Re:Coinbase is a mission focused company
by cblconfederate on Monday September 28, 2020 @10:58AM
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Isnt it clear that it s politically libertarian, or anarcho-capitalist? Still, why does work have to mix with political campaigning?
"many employees were interpreting our mission [of creating an open financial system for the world] in different ways. Some people interpreted the mission more broadly, to include all forms of equality and justice. ... Coinbase has had its own challenges here, including employee walkouts."
Because cryptocurrency has a lot of non-liberal people of various kinds, the culture war could be hitting Coinbase even harder than other companies.