Coinbase buys Earn.com, appoints an Indian-American CTO
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on Monday announced that it has acquired Earn.com, which lets users send and receive digital currency for replying to e-mails and completing tasks. As part of the reported $100 million deal, Earn's CEO Balaji Srinivasan will become Coinbase's first Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The rest of the Earn.com team will also move over to Coinbase.