Coinbase’s chief legal officer Paul Grewal departs after SEC victory lap

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The post Coinbase Legal Chief Grewal to Exit July 31 Ahead of Bitcoin CLARITY Act Vote appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crypto News Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal will step down on July 31, moving into an advisory role after leading the exchange’s legal team since 2020. Grewal confirmed the transition in posts on X and LinkedIn, framing his six-year tenure — which spanned the industry’s defining courtroom fights — as the achievement he is proudest of. The timing is pointed: his exit lands just days before the US Senate is expected to resume work on the CLARITY Act, the market-structure bill Coinbase has lobbied for aggressively. Grewal said he would remain a Coinbase ally and continue serving on the board of Coinbase National Trust Company after the handover is complete at month-end. The departure triggers a broader reshuffle at the top of Coinbase’s legal organization. Molly Abraham, a vice president of legal who joined the exchange in March 2021, will become general cou

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The post Paul Grewal exits Coinbase legal helm before crucial CLARITY vote appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Paul Grewal has announced that he will step down as Coinbase’s chief legal officer on July 31, handing over leadership of the exchange’s legal team just days before the US Senate is expected to resume work on the CLARITY Act. Summary Paul Grewal will leave his role as Coinbase chief legal officer on July 31 and become an adviser. Molly Abraham will become general counsel as Congress prepares to revisit the CLARITY Act. Coinbase continues pushing for crypto market structure legislation after its SEC lawsuit was dismissed. According to posts Grewal published on X and LinkedIn, he will move into an advisory role at Coinbase after serving as the company’s chief legal officer since 2020. The announcement also confirmed that legal vice presidents Molly Abraham and Ryan VanGrack will take on expanded responsibilities, with Abraham becoming general counsel and VanGrack serving as vic

Paul Grewal has announced that he will step down as Coinbase’s chief legal officer on July 31, handing over leadership of the exchange’s legal team just days before the US Senate is expected to resume work on the CLARITY Act.…

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The post Coinbase and Grayscale Executives Step Down After Major Crypto Wins appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Coinbase and Grayscale, two of crypto’s largest firms, both saw a top executive step down this week. Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal and Grayscale Chief Financial Officer Edward McGee announced their exits hours apart. Both are leaving on good terms after multi-year tenures, and each firm quickly named internal successors. Neither cited any dispute. Coinbase Legal Chief Steps Down After Six Years Grewal notified Coinbase on July 8 that he would leave as chief legal officer and secretary, effective July 31. He joined in 2020 from Facebook, where he served as deputy general counsel. Before that, he spent more than five years as a federal magistrate judge. After 6 years I’m leaving @Coinbase. I’ll be transitioning to an advisory role at the end of the month and continue my service on the Board of Coinbase National Trust Company. I will be a Coinbase ally for life and