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Unlike you, I don't conflate blockchain technology with cryptocoins. Blockchain looks like a good way to secure and validate ownership of intellectual property as well as chains of title for real estate, etc.
"chains of title"

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That floating QR code during last night’s Super Bowl was certainly memorable. But the ad proved so popular that it knocked out the company’s app — which maybe isn’t great if your company depends on technology.

As reported by Inc., Coinbase’s 60-second minimalist ad (well, not minimal in cost; while the production value was close to nil, buying time during the game cost roughly $7 million) was so successful it crashed the cryptocurrency exchange’s app, which was promoting $15 in free Bitcoin if you created an account and $3 million in giveaways.

Coverage of the ad’s genius (it was reminiscent of a bouncing DVD logo) and the app’s subsequent failure seemed to be evenly split. According to AdAge, “Coinbase” was trending with over 8,400 tweets at the time of their article’s publication last night. And TurboTax, Meta and Mr. Peanut released parody tweets almost immediately afterwards.

According to the New York Post, Coinbase got 20 million hits on its landing page right after the ad aired. However, shares in the crypto site fell a bit following the crash.
 

From CNBC:

Customer service at Coinbase has been a widespread problem, CNBC found last year. Customers around the country said hackers were draining their accounts but when they turned to Coinbase for help they could not get a response. After the story, Coinbase set up a phone support line to help customers, but even that has been fraught with problems.
Completely irrelavant.

Maybe post this in the "customer service is dead" thread to start one about fraud? This has nothing to do with a serious discussion about crypto, which this thread most certainly is!
 
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