Brian Armstrong


Policy

Coinbase CEO: Trump Administration May 'Rush Out' Burdensome Crypto Wallet Rules

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publicly voiced concern the outgoing Trump Administration may ram through onerous new data-collection requirements for crypto exchanges.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, could be "planning to rush out some new regulation regarding self-hosted crypto wallets before the end of his term," tweeted Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.

Finance

Coinbase's Global Marketing Head Latest to Join Mass Exit

Global Marketing Head John Russ is the latest in a string of departures from the crypto exchange over recent weeks.

Coinbase

Finance

Serena Williams Looks to Have Dropped Coinbase Investment After Activism Row

Williams' venture firm no longer displays Coinbase in its portfolio.

Serena Williams

Markets

Coinbase VP of Business and Data Will Leave Over Mission Statement

Coinbase VP Dan Yoo announced he'd be leaving the crypto exchange Friday due to CEO Brian Armstrong's new "apolitical" focus.

Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures (left) with Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, at Consensus 2019.

Finance

5% of Coinbase Employees Take Severance Offer Over 'Apolitical' Stance

Sixty of Coinbase’s 1,200 employees have accepted the exit package offered by CEO Brian Armstrong, according to a memo obtained by CoinDesk.

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Finance

Coinbase Employees Have Begun to Take Severance Packages

CEO Brian Armstrong and other managers at the San Francisco-based crypto exchange told employees in company-wide meetings that Armstrong had been planning this move for six months.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Markets

Twitter's Dorsey Calls Out Coinbase CEO for Ignoring Users' 'Societal Issues'

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted his disapproval of Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong steering his company away from corporate activism.

CEO Jack Dorsey's company is part of a consortium demanding answers.

Markets

Coinbase Offers Severance Package to Employees Unsatisfied With 'Apolitical' Mission

Coinbase's CEO has issued a company-wide letter informing employees to get in line with a new cultural shift or take a severance package.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Markets

Coinbase’s New Policy: Anti-Woke or Just a Joke?

CEO Brian Armstrong’s letter has not just the crypto world but the larger world of tech and business talking about the role of corporations in society.

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Markets

Relief and Regret: Crypto Twitter Reacts as Coinbase Says 'No' to Corporate Activism

Brian Armstrong has split the crypto community down the middle after taking the stance that Coinbase will remain "laser-focused" on its mission and keep activism out of the workplace.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong