PANews, March 29: According to Cointelegraph, Coinbase has faced strong user backlash for aggressively pushing notifications about its March Madness basketball prediction markets, with users accusing the platform of indirectly encouraging gambling. Coinbase’s prediction market feature, developed in partnership with Kalshi, launched in January, but the flood of notifications has been criticized as excessive and intrusive, sparking concerns over industry trust. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong responded by characterizing the notification issue as a bug, stating that fixes are underway and offering apologies to users. Meanwhile, prediction markets in the U.S. are facing state-level regulatory lawsuits and disputes over federal jurisdiction, while Congress is advancing legislation and proposals to ban congressional trading in such markets.
Coinbase Faces User Backlash Over Prediction Market Notifications; CEO Apologizes
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Coinbase is facing user backlash over aggressive notifications for its March Madness prediction market, with critics associating the feature with gambling concerns and CFTC compliance risks. The platform, which launched the feature in January in partnership with Kalshi, is treating the issue as a bug and has issued an apology. Meanwhile, liquidity and crypto markets remain under regulatory scrutiny, as U.S. states and Congress advance legal actions and new restrictions on trader participation.
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