Coinbase in Hot Water: DOJ Probes Data Leak and Alleged Insider Bribes
Federal investigators turn up the heat on America’s crypto giant—because nothing says ’decentralized ethos’ like old-fashioned corporate espionage.
Behind the subpoenas: A breach exposing sensitive user data, paired with whispers of employees taking under-the-table payments to tip off traders. Classic Wall Street playbook, now with blockchain flavor.
Regulators sharpen their knives while Coinbase’s compliance team works overtime. Meanwhile, Bitcoin barely flinches—because when has existential risk ever stopped crypto markets?
