时间：2026-03-01 02:23:36 来源：网络整理编辑：時尚
Look, we all have dreams, but this is kind of a lot — even for a cryptocurrency billionaire. A
Look, we all have dreams, but this is kind of a lot — even for a cryptocurrency billionaire.
An April 2 Q&A livestream featuring none other than Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong briefly veered into the absurd when the 36-year-old told viewers that he'd love it if his company could help topple some governments. Yes, you read that correctly.
SEE ALSO:The trailer for 'CRYPTO' just dropped, and cryptocurrency is good nowArmstrong was responding to a seemingly innocuous question from Telegram about the company's more ambitious plans. Obviously, the co-founder of a company dedicated to creating an "open financial system for the world" doesn't think small.
The question, which Armstrong read aloud and you can find around the 36:45 mark in the below embedded video, was straightforward enough: "What’s the most ambitious thing Coinbase wants to do in the next five years? Any weird moonshot stuff?"
The CEO had some thoughts, ranging from giving cryptocurrency to people in Venezuela to the aforementioned regime change. We bolded the fun part for you.
One of the ambitious things is like, with GiveCrypto, we want to give 100,000 people in Venezuela a little bit of crypto like in the next, you know, roughly 12 months. And so, I want to see if we can spark a bunch of uses there and actually have a country in the world tip. In other words, like 50 percent or more of all transactions in the economy are happening in crypto. Like, that would be amazing. Maybe, you know, honestly like overthrow some corrupt dictators in the world, that would be awesome.
Importantly, it's worth noting that Armstrong appears to be referring to what he believes is the power of cryptocurrency to bring about large-scale societal change, as opposed to arming some militia with bitcoin to take down a dictator or something equally bonkers.
Still, overthrowing a corrupt government is not typically the stated 5-year plan of your average San Francisco-based tech CEO. But, then again, nothing about cryptocurrency is ever average.
TopicsBitcoinCryptocurrency
Daughter gives her 1002026-03-01 02:13
'Game of Thrones,' 'Stranger Things' score with Golden Globe nominations2026-03-01 01:43
Why YouTubers are so mad at YouTube, again2026-03-01 01:41
Mariah Carey and Beyoncé's family photo is the stuff dreams are made of2026-03-01 01:37
One of the most controversial power struggles in media comes to a close2026-03-01 01:19
Kanye West was spotted sitting in a chair and doing stuff2026-03-01 00:43
Samsung's latest Gear smartwatch is like a smartphone on your wrist2026-03-01 00:36
Kylie Jenner went to Christina Aguilera's birthday party dressed as Christina Aguilera2026-03-01 00:33
Metallica to seek and destroy your eardrums with new album this fall2026-03-01 00:28
Turns out, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote IRL and on Twitter2026-02-28 23:42
Uber's $100M settlement over drivers as contractors may not be enough2026-03-01 01:49
Line messaging service announces video messaging for 200 participants2026-03-01 01:37
The FBI wants you to know hacking is bad, fellow kids2026-03-01 01:27
Teens are partying less than ever, according to new survey2026-03-01 01:20
MashReads Podcast: What makes a good summer read?2026-03-01 00:59
Amazon just teased the future of in2026-03-01 00:16
The next frontier in the fight against extremists online2026-03-01 00:15
Woman skips holiday decor, wants to use her neighbor's Christmas lights instead2026-03-01 00:04
5 people Tim Cook calls for advice on running the biggest company in the world2026-02-28 23:54
Mariah Carey and Beyoncé's family photo is the stuff dreams are made of2026-02-28 23:44
