Google and Facebook have banned cryptocurrency ads -- but these networks still haven't

Microsoft, Snap and Twitter are exceptions --for now. Google, the world's biggest online ad company, announced last week it would no longer show ads related to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. That move followed Facebook's January ban on cryptocurrency and ICOs ads, joining Chinese web giants Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent, which haven't allowed these kinds of ads for much longer. That means companies like Coinbase or Gemini, which serve as marketplaces and exchanges for virtual currencies, and advert...