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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Include crypto and NFT enthusiasts such as Mark Cuban and Gary Vaynerchuk—picked Coinbase’s ad as the best of the Super Bowl.Accenture Interactive, which produced the ad for Coinbase, will receive the “Super Clio” trophy to mark the win for “creative excellence,” per an announcement. The Clio Awards called the ad “Less Talk, More Bitcoin,” while Coinbase itself has called it “WAGMI,” citing the popular crypto community acronym meaning, “We’re all gonna make it.”Social media reactions to Coinbase’s commercial were mixed—as with most things, particularly those crypto-related. Some viewers praised the advertisement’s distinctive and eye-catching approach, while others were perplexed by its simplicity… or understandably frustrated that the site didn’t work when they tried it.“Coinbase spending $16,000,000 on a Super Bowl ad to direct people to their website and $0 to make sure that website doesn't crash 10 seconds after the ad starts is so very internet,” wrote famed whistleblower Edward Snowden in a viral tweet.Some others, meanwhile—particularly those who work in information security (infosec), criticized Coinbase for using a QR code in its commercial. Scanning a QR code can potentially lead your device to a destination that triggers malicious processes on your device. Coinbase’s ad didn’t do that, obviously, but some still urge caution in interacting with QR codes.“Crypto security: ‘DON’T EVER CLICK LINKS OR SCAN ANYTHING.’ Coinbase: Scan this random unexpected QR code on a commercial!” joked Twitter user discoverXNFT.Daily Debrief NewsletterStart every day with the top news stories right now, plus original features, a podcast, videos and more.
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