Former CIA agent and whistleblower Edward Snowden has criticized at Coinbase International Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) after the cryptocurrency buying and selling platform’s web site crashed instantly after its Tremendous Bowl advert was aired.
What Occurred: Snowden famous on Twitter that Coinbase spending zero {dollars} to make sure its web site doesn’t crash even because it spends tens of millions on the SuperBowl advert is “so very web.”
Coinbase spending $16,000,000 on a Superbowl advert to direct individuals to their web site and $0 to ensure that web site does not crash 10 seconds after the advert begins is so very web.
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) February 14, 2022
The Coinbase advert — which featured a bouncing QR code positioned in entrance of a black background — shortly went viral and was trending on Twitter.
The bouncing QR code advert, which was linked to Coinbase’s “much less speak, extra Bitcoin” marketing campaign, crashed the corporate’s software.
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Why It Issues: Tremendous Bowl LVI was labeled the “Crypto Bowl” by a number of publications because it featured commercials from a number of corporations to advertise their cryptocurrency exchanges and platforms.
Coinbase permits customers to commerce in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) amongst different choices.
An nameless white-hat hacker had managed to droop buying and selling on Coinbase by hacking its superior buying and selling platform on Friday. The corporate later stated it had “re-enabled full service for retail superior buying and selling.”
Worth Motion: Coinbase shares closed 5.0% decrease in Friday’s common buying and selling session at $194.53 and additional misplaced nearly 0.3% within the after-hours session to $194.00.
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