Crypto users and commentators criticized Coinbase for sponsoring a patriotic U.S. military parade while relying on overseas customer service operations, referencing a major customer data breach involving bribery of Coinbase’s support staff in India.

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Crypto journalist David Morris also pointed out how Coinbase’s customer data was handled by 'literal Italian fascists' via the firm Neutrino. Neutrino’s co-founders previously worked for Hacking Team, a spyware company whose software has been used by numerous repressive countries and their military.

Others criticized its decision to sponsor the overtly patriotic event, given that it relies on cheap overseas customer support rather than American workers. On this point, they also referenced the bribing of Coinbase’s customer support staff in India that led to a major data leak.