Coinbase receives backlash after classifying Pepe as a hate symbol
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The PEPE meme coin launched around three weeks ago took the crypto market by storm. The coin rallied and was quickly listed by exchange giants such as Binance, KuCoin, and Crypto.com. However, the Coinbase exchange appears to be taking a different route, and it has now classified Pepe the Frog as a hate symbol . The move has attracted backlash from the PEPE meme coin community. Coinbase says Pepe is a hate symbol The Coinbase exchange sent emails to its customers where it described the Pepe the Frog meme as a “hate symbol .” A screenshot of this newsletter shared on Twitter referred to a decision made by the Anti-Defamation League in 2016. The league has classified the frog-themed character as one of the online hate symbol s. Why is @coinbase sending out emails telling people that $pepe is an alt-right hate symbol ?? pic.twitter.com/UNzClQlwwv — borovik.eth (@3orovik) May 11, 2023 ...