Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, emphasizes the importance of taking action in startups, even when the path isn’t fully visible. Inspired by Paul Graham’s analogy that startups are like sharks, always moving forward. Armstrong believes consistent action creates momentum and clarity. He recalls moments when launching a product early opened the door to valuable insights and improvement. He compares it to climbing a foggy mountain, each step reveals more of the path ahead, helping you learn, adapt

You’ve probably seen “X402” all over your feed… but don’t really get what it is. Here’s the deal 👇 Coinbase just revived the forgotten “HTTP 402: Payment Required” code from 1999 and turned it into a live crypto payment protocol. It lets you pay for a single API call - no login, no account, no credentials. AI agents can pay autonomously, apps can charge per request, and it’s all on-chain across #Base, #Solana, #Polygon, and #NEAR. It’s the missing payments layer the internet was supposed to hav