Coinbase’s Armstrong Throws Lifeline to Ex-Doge Devs: ’Join the Grown-Ups’
Brian Armstrong plays crypto white knight—snapping up disillusioned Dogecoin talent after the meme coin’s latest existential crisis. Because nothing says ’serious blockchain play’ like hiring devs who coded for a Shiba Inu joke.
Coinbase doubles down on its ’embrace the chaos’ strategy—just as Wall Street starts treating crypto like a rebellious teen they want to institutionalize. The exchange’s HR team must love explaining ’previous employer: dog meme’ to compliance officers.
One industry insider quipped: ’Finally, Dogecoin engineers can work on an actual product—instead of praying Elon tweets their moon ticket.’