{"id":18568,"date":"2023-05-11T20:42:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T20:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/nft\/coinbase-boycott-explained-pepe-community-reacts-to-hate-symbol-label\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T20:43:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T20:43:02","slug":"coinbase-boycott-explained-pepe-community-reacts-to-hate-symbol-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/nft\/coinbase-boycott-explained-pepe-community-reacts-to-hate-symbol-label\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase Boycott Explained: $PEPE Community Reacts to \u201cHate Symbol\u201d Label"},"content":{"rendered":"
Coinbase ignited controversy this week by labeling Pepe the Frog, the mascot of the $PEPE memecoin, as a hate symbol associated with the alt-right. In a newsletter sent out to Coinbase subscribers on May 10, the company acknowledged the recent surge in popularity of $PEPE but pointed to Pepe\u2019s controversial history in a now-deleted section. <\/p>\n
The email\u2019s characterization of the frog meme referenced the 2016 designation of Pepe as a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) due to its adoption by alt-right groups. Yet, members of the $PEPE community feel this to be a somewhat tone-deaf<\/a> misrepresentation of Pepe, considering the character\u2019s long history within the crypto and NFT space.<\/p>\n Although in the past, Pepe may have been associated with and co-opted by right-wing hate groups, the frog\u2019s creator, Matt Furie<\/a>, has sought to distance the character from any sinister connotations. To do so, Furie even formed the #SavePepe campaign in collaboration with the ADL in an effort to reclaim the symbol. Furthermore, $PEPE community members noted that Coinbase\u2019s characterization of Pepe seems to ignore<\/a> the fact that Furie has been leveraging his Pepe IP on the blockchain as a prominent part of the NFT space for years. <\/p>\n Now, calls for a boycott of Coinbase have emerged, with the hashtag \u201c#DeleteCoinbase\u201d trending on Twitter.<\/p>\n