Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange, has established a “crypto native think tank” to assist in the worldwide discourse over digital asset policies. The newly established Coinbase Institute will also publish crypto and Web3 research. We’re excited to introduce the Coinbase Institute! Through the Institute, we will accelerate rigorous, novel research, and bring together the best minds across disciplines to fuel progress on decentralization, web3, and the future of finance. More👇https://t.co/LFQoKixu5R — Coinbase (@coinbase) May 18, 2022 Hermine Wong, the director of policy of Coinbase, has been named the institute’s director. She formerly worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Economic and Risk Analysis Division and the State Department. The Coinbase Institute Advisory Board has also been established. It will include academics from renowned law and financial schools such as Harvard, MIT, Duke, and John Hopkins and a collaboration with the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan has done surveys for the United States Census Bureau and the Department of Defense. It will collaborate with Coinbase on an annual study gauging cryptocurrency use and attitude in the United States. Coinbase Primers The institute released the first in a series of “Coinbase Primers” – reports that clarify important crypto concerns. On May 19, it published a “Crypto and the Climate” paper to justify the high energy consump...
