ChainCatcher news, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong responded to the trading issues on Solana by stating: "We have categorized the backlog of orders on Solana, and trading should resume quickly. If your trade was canceled, you can retry now."Brian Armstrong added: "Clearly, we need to strengthen our infrastructure on Solana and provide native support for common use cases like DEX/Memecoin trading. Our goal is to provide first-class support for Solana, at the same level as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Base. The surge in activity is a good thing for the ecosystem (these are all high-quality issues), but we need to serve our customers better during times of high demand."

ChainCatcher news, former Coinbase employee Griffin McShane publicly questioned Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on social media, stating that his account was frozen without reason for two months, preventing him from paying the deposit for his wedding venue. McShane emphasized that the account had always been used to receive his salary and conduct cryptocurrency transactions, including direct deposits of his salary during his time at Coinbase, and there had never been any issues before.According to McShane, Coinbase implemented the account freeze under the pretext of "protecting users," but for two months, the platform provided no explanation and offered no effective customer support. "It’s unbelievable that the only suggestion to resolve this issue was to tag Brian and Coinbase on social media and hope they would see it."

ChainCatcher message, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated on social media: "The ResearchHub community has seen significant growth over the past year. Excitingly, some ideas we've been thinking about for years are finally starting to come to fruition.In 2025 and beyond, we have a lot of work to do, including improving academic publishing (shortening the publication cycle of ResearchHub journals), optimizing peer review (providing compensation for review work), fundraising, and facilitating the replication of research results (introducing prediction markets)."

ChainCatcher news, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson suggested Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong as the best candidate for the proposed cryptocurrency policy position in Donald Trump's second administration. In a post on X on November 20, Hoskinson outlined the key qualifications for the "crypto czar," emphasizing neutrality, cross-protocol collaboration, and a solid grasp of the unique values of cryptocurrency. Hoskinson believes that Armstrong's leadership at Coinbase makes him an ideal choice. Under Armstrong's leadership, Coinbase has become the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States and one of the first publicly listed cryptocurrency companies:"Coinbase has grown to be one of the pillars of the cryptocurrency industry and has had to endure the unfair tactics of the government to impose regulation through enforcement. I know Armstrong can build a broad tent coalition to unite the entire industry and help us get the government to come together to take real action, including through new legislation."

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com News, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has proposed a comprehensive reform of the U.S. tax system, calling for the elimination of personal income tax and shifting the tax filing burden onto corporations.He stated, "To be honest, completely eliminating personal income tax is the ideal scenario, shifting the tax filing burden onto corporations. Trying to generate an equivalent amount of revenue through sales tax or corporate income."Brian Armstrong believes that a simplified system could relieve the pressure on millions of Americans, making taxes easier to manage while maintaining essential government revenue.

ChainCatcher news, informed sources revealed that U.S. President-elect Trump will meet with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on Monday. It is reported that the two will discuss personnel issues for the next administration.The meeting between Trump and Armstrong will be their first since election day, as Trump continues to appoint cabinet members and other senior positions. Earlier this year at the annual Bitcoin conference, Trump stated that if he wins the presidential election, he will appoint a presidential advisory council on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency to design transparent regulatory guidance. Since Trump's victory, Armstrong has publicly discussed who should be the next leader of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Armstrong stated that he believes Trump's SEC commissioner Hester Peirce is the "best candidate."

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on X: "Coinbase's mission is broader than most people realize: to increase economic freedom around the world. This primarily means using cryptocurrency to update the financial system. But sometimes, it also means standing up against bad governments."

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, Republican Dave McCormick defeated incumbent Democrat Bob Casey in Pennsylvania to win a Senate seat. Currently, the Republicans have at least 53 seats, with two more elections to come—Arizona and Nevada—although the two Democratic candidates running for these seats are currently in the lead.It is reported that McCormick has the support of Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and has openly supported the cryptocurrency industry, although he has not received support from any major cryptocurrency-affiliated PACs.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, crypto traders have repeatedly sent the word "Russell" to the AI bot Truth Terminal, causing the meme coin RUSSELL to briefly surge in price.The AI bot Truth Terminal tweeted the word "RUSSELL" in response to a post by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (whose dog's name is Russell), after which the price of this meme coin spiked.It is reported that after someone sent the word "Russell" to the bot, it executed this action. Observers believe this may be the result of trader manipulation, as they held a large amount of RUSSELL coins in advance and quickly sold them for profit after the price increase.

ChainCatcher news, the number of supporters for the crypto advocacy group Stand with Crypto, initiated by Coinbase, has exceeded 1 million.Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated in a post on social media platform X on Wednesday that as of today, 1 million people have joined the initiative. "That's a lot of voters, and after the White House issued a veto threat, 600,000 of these advocates joined, with thousands mobilizing around the historic bipartisan victories in the House and Senate. Cryptocurrency is non-partisan, and the momentum for U.S. support of cryptocurrency policy has never been stronger."

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated during an interview that he is "quite optimistic" about the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF, but he also emphasized that he does not have "enough expertise" on the matter, adding that "from everything I've read publicly, it feels like a spot Bitcoin ETF is getting closer to being approved."It is reported that among 13 potential Bitcoin ETF issuers, 10 have chosen Coinbase Custody as their custodian. Brian Armstrong mentioned that Coinbase has accumulated "tens of billions of dollars" in cryptocurrency over the past decade, and stated, "This is a good recognition for Coinbase and reflects the trust people have in us."

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong recently spoke on the X platform, criticizing JPMorgan's UK branch for its decision to prevent its UK customers from engaging in cryptocurrency-related transactions, stating that JPMorgan's decision is "absolutely wrong." Armstrong also urged UK cryptocurrency holders to consider closing their accounts with JPMorgan's UK branch and called on UK government officials, including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Economic Secretary Andrew Griffith, to investigate whether JPMorgan's actions align with the UK's policy objectives.Previous report, JPMorgan's UK branch previously decided to ban UK customers from conducting cryptocurrency-related transactions starting October 16, citing "the presence of significant fraud issues in the cryptocurrency sector."

ChainCatcher news, according to Coin Edition, in a recent interview, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong talked about the issue of firmly pursuing global expansion and stated that the SEC's ambiguous regulations are ignoring the growing interest of Americans in digital currencies.Armstrong stated that the company has been developing towards establishing services in the G20 countries. Additionally, Armstrong expressed regret over the regulatory hurdles faced by the cryptocurrency community. He believes that the regulatory scrutiny from the U.S. SEC has severely impacted the U.S. financial and tech industries, leading to a decline in their leading position. These strict rules have forced cryptocurrency exchanges, including Coinbase, to move overseas, away from the U.S.Regarding Bitcoin spot ETFs, Armstrong mentioned that ETFs could benefit Coinbase while also becoming a new source of capital for the crypto ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong tweeted that so far, over 150 project applications have been received.In addition, Armstrong claimed he would add an 11th startup idea: a Web3 version of LinkedIn, which would verify employment or credentials through soulbound NFTs issued by companies; establish a front-end platform to explore and verify employee and employer profiles; and develop a method to guide network effects, where if users can verify .com emails from companies, it might allow users to create their own network effects.Previous report, Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong published a post outlining ten crypto sectors he is optimistic about, including on-chain reputation, L2 privacy, RWA, and more.

ChainCatcher news, former Twitter CEO and current Block CEO Jack Dorsey expressed after receiving a reply from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong to his tweet: "There’s no doubt that Coinbase has introduced Bitcoin to more people, for which I am grateful. It would be amazing to put more resources into the Bitcoin and Layer 2 technologies you initially focused on, and we would love to collaborate. We want an open internet currency transfer protocol that is not controlled by any single individual, company, or government."Previous report, Jack Dorsey had tweeted asking "Why does Coinbase continue to ignore Bitcoin Lightning Network payment solutions," to which Armstrong replied, "We are exploring how to integrate the Lightning Network, and Coinbase is willing to move towards supporting Bitcoin payments."

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase's official spokesperson stated that CEO Brian Armstrong's remarks about the SEC requiring all non-Bitcoin crypto assets to be delisted are untrue. Coinbase, in a statement to CryptoSlate, said that the relevant report by the Financial Times is "an inaccurate representation of the facts."Additionally, a spokesperson for the U.S. SEC also denied that the agency had requested Coinbase to delist any specific assets.