Coinbase, one of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency exchanges, allegedly crashed the site thanks to a one-minute advertisement for the Super Bowl final game.
played on February 13 and The famous cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase won the match, won by the Los Angeles Rams. by projecting a “QR” code on the screen It is said that the site crashed due to advertising.
Consisting of a QR code that bounces off the edges of the screen, similar to the DVD Video logo, viewers will see if the code is scanned in the ad. Coinbase’s picture to the website being directed.
After this advertisement, Coinbase made a statement on Twitter. sharing to users who registered until February 15th. 15 dollar bitcoin announced that it will give and directed people to the site again.
In addition, the exchange temporarily suspended trading after a bona fide hacker pointed out a vulnerability on the Coinbase site on February 11.
One of the most watched matches in the world Super Bowl final Many cryptocurrency exchanges were expected to advertise. Coinbase’s one minute ad It is said that the Super Bowl is the first advertisement in the history of the advertisement as a cryptocurrency exchange.