Coinbase, Robinhood Join 'Tech Force' to Place 1,000 Engineers in U.S. AI Effort

Published at 2025-12-16 13:30:12

Coinbase and Robinhood have signed on to a new public-private "Tech Force" that plans to channel roughly 1,000 engineers into federal agencies to develop AI infrastructure. The initiative focuses on building secure, scalable systems for government use and taps talent from major fintech and tech firms to accelerate deployment across departments.

For the crypto industry this participation matters both symbolically and practically: it strengthens relationships with U.S. regulators and embeds industry engineering experience in public-sector AI projects. Short-term it may shift some engineering capacity out of private teams, but longer-term it could help shape AI policy, improve security standards, and create clearer lines of cooperation between crypto firms and government technology programs.

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