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Brian Armstrong Sees Coinbase Eventually Becoming a 'Super App' Similar to WeChat

Coinbase (COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong envisions that the exchange's platform will eventually become a global "super app" like the Tecent's WeChat. "The Hash" panel discusses Armstrong's vision for the platform, as well as the concerns around decentralization and privacy if the crypto exchange's interface does turn into a super app.

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Brian Armstrong Envisions Coinbase Eventually Becoming a 'Super App'

Coinbase will look more like Tencent's WeChat than the simpler crypto exchange interface of today, CEO Armstrong said.

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Opinion

A ‘Super App’ May Be Web3’s Super Power

Elon Musk has a vision to turn Twitter into an all-in-one app, like WeChat. Turns out, permissionless and composable crypto platforms together form something better than the sum of its parts.

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NFT Market Fraud in Focus; Bybit Job Cuts

Hong Kong movie star Louis Koo denies involvement with Chinese NFT platform. China’s Wechat bans NFT marketplace over flipping. Combating phishing scams and insider trading in the NFT market. Babel Finance says liquidity pressure eased with new debt agreements. Bybit to cut up to 30% of employees. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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China’s WeChat Bans NFT Accounts; Zilliqa Token Soars

NFT accounts banned from WeChat due to “crypto speculation”. India’s IMF Mission chief warns over crypto. Zilliqa on a tear after Metapolis metaverse launch event announcement. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Policy

WeChat Appears to Censor Binance and Huobi Searches

The move comes after China’s top regulators called for more scrutiny of crypto information providers.

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Markets

Crypto WeChat Groups Suspended by Organizers Amid China’s Crackdown

The community organizers are encouraging members to move to other social media platforms such as Telegram and Discord.

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Policy

A WeChat Ban Should Be the Moment for Decentralized Tech. But It’s Not.

President Trump’s threat to ban WeChat could disrupt the communication of millions of people. Decentralized technology is one solution, but will people really use it? Not necessarily, industry watchers say.

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Markets

Binance Now Accepting Fiat Through Alipay, WeChat

The move opens the exchange to peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto transactions from China.

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Tech

China's Biggest Payment Firms Have No Plans to Follow Facebook into Crypto

WeChat parent Tencent and Alibaba's payments arm Ant Financial have no plans to follow Facebook into crypto.

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