Coinbase and race

Fintech Beat, Ep. 79

Coinbase’s attempt to make their workspace “apolitical” by discouraging discussion of politics in the office has come under scrutiny. (Thiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Posted January 19, 2021 at 7:10am

Fintech Beat welcomes Paul Butler, Cleve Mesidor, Kathryn Judge, and Robert Greenfield to talk about Coinbase, its controversial policies on race and political engagement, and the possible implications for its IPO.

Show Notes:

Making fintech flourish
Fintech’s futures past
All you need to know about Ant Group (and its canceled IPO)
What is digital “infrastructure”?
The outsider

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