Brian Armstrong

So if we believe that there's a cybersecurity risk to it, the developer could rug everyone, or if it's illegal from a compliance point of view, there's a few different areas we look at.

So if we believe that there's a cybersecurity risk to it, the developer could rug everyone, or if it's illegal from a compliance point of view, there's a few different areas we look at.

So if it meets the minimum bar, we will list it, and then we let customers decide.

So if it meets the minimum bar, we will list it, and then we let customers decide.

I don't feel like it's our job to be recommending investments.

I don't feel like it's our job to be recommending investments.

You know, like in the traditional financial world, there's like these AAA rated bonds.

You know, like in the traditional financial world, there's like these AAA rated bonds.

Yes.

Yes.

You know, and it always felt a little bit like those organizations that do the ratings can always be politicized.

You know, and it always felt a little bit like those organizations that do the ratings can always be politicized.

Go see the big short.

Go see the big short.

Yeah, exactly.

Yeah, exactly.

So I think of it a little bit like...

So I think of it a little bit like...

the app stores right i mean you or the or let's say amazon i mean you want to have the everything exchange uh you want to have the everything store you know everything that's legal should be in the store but um maybe there's customer reviews we could add at some point we actually tried that for a little bit like if you see a two out of five star thing on amazon you can still buy it but it's kind of at least you're informed we tried making user ratings at one point it didn't go that well because people were basically voting with their whatever they like you know sure they're talking their book yeah talking their book

the app stores right i mean you or the or let's say amazon i mean you want to have the everything exchange uh you want to have the everything store you know everything that's legal should be in the store but um maybe there's customer reviews we could add at some point we actually tried that for a little bit like if you see a two out of five star thing on amazon you can still buy it but it's kind of at least you're informed we tried making user ratings at one point it didn't go that well because people were basically voting with their whatever they like you know sure they're talking their book yeah talking their book