Seems to me that IF maybe coinbase doesn't want to be seen as 'playing favorites' or engaging in any action that could be construed as 'manipulating the markets' maybe if they're seriously gonna add either Dash or XMR next, it might be that they kinda have to ADD BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME??
Picking one or the other right now, especially in light of recent events, has many pro/con aspects to either decision and seems to me there's no clear correct choice other than don't do either of them OR -- better -- just do 'em both at once!!
So, is that crazy thinking or does anyone else here see maybe this might be how it'd have to play out...?
As much as I think it would be bad for many reasons, I can see Dash being added if for no other reason than Coinbase would profit handily. They'd profit from Monero too, and Monero definitely has the better tech, but I think an exchange is looking at the number of users as the determining factor rather than the better tech since the number of users directly translates into profit per conversion (I know the Dash marketcap is highly inflated due to masternodes and number of users is less than what they say). Then there are the announcements that Dash is getting added to a major exchange (they're bought their way onto others, maybe this one too). And then there was the enormous bug bounty <--- the timing of that seems VERY telling to me, and the most logical reason I can think of is that the exchange wants more evidence of a very well-vetted codebase before they add the coin.
Maybe they'll add both Monero and Dash. Monero is the better candidate but I don't want to underestimate the power of hype and/or paying an exchange to be added. I hope Coinbase admins realize the near-pyramid scheme that it is and the rest of its problems. We'll see. But no matter what, Dash has nowhere near the privacy and fungibilty of Monero and that bodes very well for Monero long-term.