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Comment by berberous | Hacker News Reader

Their advertising is pretty appalling, and I say that as a crypto fan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3NL2w4dyJY

I'm near-term bullish, but mass marketing a crypto brokerage using imagery of astronauts and moons is really irresponsible and will most likely end terribly for many customers.

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I agree, but I think the most irresponsible part is the texting while driving.

Edit:

The video was deleted and an identical video reposted to their YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=233RzfqYExI

It seems they've deleted the video and rereleased an identical version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=233RzfqYExI

My cynical side says it's specifically to divert attention away from this comment.

Apart from the "texting and trading"-part I don't get why it's appalling at all! Other than that it's a playful and stylish ad about the "to the moon" crypto inside joke.

"appalling", not "appealing"

Thanks, fixed :)

Sorry, but if people are too dumb to understand that it's a joke and purely for entertainment value, they deserve to lose their money. It's a gag. Just like Lionel Richie in the TD Ameritrade spots that aired during the Super Bowl.

You're not buying stocks because Lionel Richie said you can trade after hours, are you?

Maybe you were right because they seem to have removed the video.

Deliciously 80s synthwave though.

What the hell did I just watch?

As much as I agree, I think you’re actually complimenting the success of the ad, no?

It's removed now, damn.

I think it's because the marketing is trying to attract current crypto traders and not new people. Could be wrong though

crypto as in cryptography?

Also your youtube link is dead.

and it is gone..

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