Coinbase
Ben G. is a seasoned security and systems engineering professional with extensive experience in various roles within prominent organizations. Currently serving as a Staff Security Engineer at Coinbase since November 2017, Ben previously held multiple technical positions at UC Berkeley, where notable contributions included founding a team that established a secure desktop environment for the campus and achieving significant improvements in device management and security. Prior experiences include engineering roles at The Linde Group, where Ben focused on systems management for enterprise clients, and earlier positions that involved research and analysis at institutions such as Ferris Research and Google. Ben holds a PhD in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Coinbase
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Founded in 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and easy-to-use platform that enables people to purchase and sell cryptocurrency and access the broader crytoeconomy. Coinbase supports hundreds of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin, and dogecoin. Coinbase’s mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. They aim to build a more fair, accessible, efficient, and transparent financial system enabled by crypto. Today, Coinbase serves approximately 103 million verified users, 14,500 institutions, and 245,000 ecosystem partners in over 100 countries as they work towards their mission of bringing equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Coinbase is guided by two principles: first, be the most trusted company in their domain. Second, create user-focused products that are easier and more intuitive to use. In addition to cryptocurrency, Coinbase also supports an NFT (non-fungible tokens) marketplace.