{"id":38026,"date":"2026-03-27T13:23:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=38026"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:23:23","slug":"coinbase-is-selling-ncaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/coinbase-is-selling-ncaa\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase is Selling NCAA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div style=\"display: block;\" class=\"\">\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;\" class=\"apple-rich-link\" draggable=\"true\" role=\"link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/smoothfeeder\/status\/2037399850808115418?s=43\"><a style=\"border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;-webkit-user-select:none;width:300px;user-select:none;-webkit-user-modify:read-only;user-modify:read-only;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;\" class=\"lp-rich-link\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/smoothfeeder\/status\/2037399850808115418?s=43\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"button\" draggable=\"false\" width=\"300\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:300px;background-color:#EBF7FF;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\" class=\"lp-rich-link-emailBaseTable\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"300\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td vertical-align=\"center\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:300px;filter:brightness(0.97);height:253px;\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" draggable=\"false\" class=\"lp-rich-link-mediaImage\" alt=\"HEZMXXrbYAAv5-U.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HEZMXXrbYAAv5-U.jpg\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td vertical-align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"margin:10px 16px 0px 16px;color:#000000;font-weight:300;text-align:left;width:268px;font-size:11pt;word-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;\" class=\"lp-rich-link-quotedText\">@elonmusk @SouzaSo_us @AdamLowisz We have 3 years left &#8211; 2029<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td vertical-align=\"center\">\n<table bgcolor=\"#EBF7FF\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"300\" style=\"table-layout:fixed;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgba(235, 247, 255, 1);\" class=\"lp-rich-link-captionBar\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:6px 0px 6px 16px;\" class=\"lp-rich-link-captionBar-leftIconItem\" width=\"25\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/smoothfeeder\/status\/2037399850808115418?s=43\" draggable=\"false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1839061170197581824\/nd0_VbML_200x200.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1839061170197581824\/nd0_VbML_200x200.jpg 1x\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"pointer-events:none !important;display:inline-block;width:25px;height:25px;border-radius:3px;\" class=\"lp-rich-link-captionBar-leftIcon\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 0px 8px 0px;\" class=\"lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStackItem\">\n<div style=\"max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 10px;overflow:hidden;\" class=\"lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack\">\n<div style=\"word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:500;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;\" class=\"lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-topCaption-leading\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/smoothfeeder\/status\/2037399850808115418?s=43\" style=\"text-decoration: none\" draggable=\"false\"><font color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);\">Smooth Feeder (@SmoothFeeder)  25 likes \u00b7 2 replies<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:400;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;\" class=\"lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-bottomCaption-leading\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/smoothfeeder\/status\/2037399850808115418?s=43\" style=\"text-decoration: none\" draggable=\"false\"><font color=\"#A2A2A9\" style=\"color: rgba(60, 60, 67, 0.6);\">x.com<\/font><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><br id=\"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature\"><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div>&#8211; The post critiques Coinbase&#8217;s aggressive push notifications for college basketball prediction markets during March Madness, arguing it exacerbates industry trust issues by prioritizing gambling fees over core crypto services.<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image0.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image0-13.png\"><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; As a Messari Enterprise Research Manager, the author cancels his Coinbase One subscription and solicits alternatives; replies predominantly endorse Kraken for its lower fees (0.42% effective vs. Coinbase&#8217;s 1.20%) and ethical focus.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image1.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image1-8.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image2.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image2-8.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image3.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image3-7.jpeg\"><\/div>\n<div>&#8211; 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