well coinbase be acquiring some new startups some new crypto startups in the future this might be a sign of the times guys and this means that coinbase is only growing even bigger cryptocurrency startup coin based has enlisted a former LinkedIn executive to spearhead its acquisition efforts Emilie Choi will serve as vice president of corporate and business development according to a blog post published Monday having previously acted as LinkedIn vice president of corporate development Choi's new role will focus on bringing coinbase to new markets with an added emphasis on world-class acquisition and partnership opportunities well they just did roll out the coin based index fund so guys they are expanding this is good for me as an entrepreneur startup entrepreneur for me it's always great to hear when companies especially established companies in a particular market are looking to acquire others could be good it could be good guys prior to working for LinkedIn joy work for Warner Bros entertainment working on a corporate development and a digital business strategy initiatives she also worked with Yahoo's corporate development team as well in statements the startup signaled the focus of potential acquisitions highlighting choice expertise in the area in addition to our deep experience building and scaling at high-growth companies and when these reputation as an advocate for founders through every step of the mergers and acquisition process makes her a perfect fit for coinbase a see if hurry her gee president and CEO wrote in a blog post adding quote as part of our vision to create an open a financial system we want to connect with entrepreneurs and teams around the world or passionate about in about building innovation in the crypto space well here we are here we are coinbase I'm raising my hand we're building cool stuff for the crypto nation hit us up let us know how we can help so I told fortune that she views the mergers and acquisitions and prospects in the cryptocurrency industry as akin to opportunities that Google had in the 2000s quote there are just a bunch of really interesting startups that helped Google take things to the next level she told the publication so it feels like that kind of an atmosphere we're seeing so much so many interesting startups and entrepreneurs in the space and coinbase once to capitalize on that the addition to toy to the coin based lineup is perhaps indicative of the exchanges continued efforts to bolster its executive team the company made another notable hire in late January when it tapped former Twitter executive Tina bot nazar to beef up its customer support team and ensure that even more censorship happens on Twitter I know that didn't sound right guys but you know what I've got you know where I'm coming from so let me know in the comments section below your thoughts on Emilie Choi adjoining coinbase to maybe help them begin thinking about expanding through acquisition it could be some interesting times guys and let me know oh and let the Emilie Choi know that I'm here that's what I was gonna say I'm here I'm building applications you can always talk to us & smash the like button for coinbase really expanding that Bitcoin awareness I could dig it
