{"id":449368,"date":"2022-05-19T08:03:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T05:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/coinbase-launches-new-crypto-think-tank-to-help-shape-policies\/"},"modified":"2022-05-19T08:03:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T05:03:02","slug":"coinbase-launches-new-crypto-think-tank-to-help-shape-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/coinbase-launches-new-crypto-think-tank-to-help-shape-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"# Coinbase launches new crypto think tank to help shape policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a393f33334e3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a393f33334e3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/coinbase-launches-new-crypto-think-tank-to-help-shape-policies\/#%E2%80%9D_Coinbase_launches_new_crypto_think_tank_to_help_shape_policies_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Coinbase launches new crypto think tank to help shape policies  &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Coinbase_launches_new_crypto_think_tank_to_help_shape_policies_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Coinbase launches new crypto think tank to help shape policies  &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDUvNzlmMDIyNGEtZmYwNy00NjIzLWJiYzItMTNmOGQ2MGMyMmFmLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has created a \u201ccrypto native think tank\u201d in an attempt to help shape the global conversation around policies for digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>The newly formed Coinbase Institute will also publish research on crypto and Web3.<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed its Director of Policy Hermine Wong to head the institute. She previously served in the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and before that worked at the Department of State.<\/p>\n<p>The related Coinbase Institute Advisory Board has also been formed and will feature academics across law and finance from top universities such as Harvard, MIT, Duke and John Hopkins coupled with an academic partnership with the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Michigan has conducted surveys for the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Defense and will partner with Coinbase on an annual U.S. based survey measuring the adoption of cryptocurrencies and sentiment towards digital assets.<\/p>\n<p>The institute published the first in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of \u201cCoinbase Primers\u201d \u2014 reports explaining key issues in crypto. It released a \u201cCrypto and the Climate\u201d report on May 19 to warrant the high energy usage of proof-of-work blockchains like Bitcoin (BTC).<\/p>\n<p>The first monthly insight report in crypto markets was also released which compared market movements in crypto and traditional finance. Each report will focus on a particular theme.<\/p>\n<p>The formation of the institute marks another instance of Coinbase aiming to influence the conversation around cryptocurrencies. In May 2021 it launched a \u201cfact checking portal\u201d with CEO Brian Armstrong saying the blog would be used \u201cto combat misinformation and mischaracterizations about Coinbase or crypto being shared in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Global financial regulators will discuss crypto at G7: Report<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The crypto exchange also created a political action committee in February 2022 ahead of the November 8 midterm elections in the U.S., Coinbase spent over $1.3 million lobbying in 2021, the biggest-spend by a blockchain company that year.<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase broke away from the crypto industry&#8217;s largest lobbying group, the Blockchain Association in August 2020, believed to be in protest of the admittance of Binance.US. <\/p>\n<p>The company then formed the Crypto Council for Innovation in April 2021 along with Jack Dorsey\u2019s Square (now Block) and crypto investment firm Paradigm aiming to engage governments, regulatory agencies and policymakers on crypto regulation.<\/p>\n<p>The institute hasn&#8217;t singled out specific policies to advocate for but its next move will be to publish more original research which \u201cwill provide the public, policymakers, regulators, and academics with a better understanding of crypto\u2019s diversity and interconnection to the overall economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The newly formed Coinbase Institute will also publish research on crypto and Web3. 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