Former Los Angeles mayor hired as Coinbase policy advisor

According to BlockBeats, on May 6, Blockworks reported that former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has been hired as a policy advisor to Coinbase. Villaraigosa will join the global advisory board of the cryptocurrency trading platform. Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad said Villaraigosa will provide advice to Coinbase's leadership team to promote "global economic freedom."