---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-299667"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COIN"
cik: "0001679788"
company_name: "Coinbase Global, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-09T20:01:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-09T20:02:11.985977+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal to step down July 31; Molly Abraham named successor

## Summary
- Paul Grewal notified Coinbase of his resignation as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, effective July 31, 2026.
- Molly Abraham, currently VP Legal, is expected to be appointed General Counsel and Secretary.
- Grewal entered an advisor agreement for transition services from Aug 1 to Oct 31, 2026, with a $182,500 lump sum payment.
- Grewal will continue as a director of Coinbase National Trust Company through July 2027 under subsidiary director compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-299667
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COIN
- cik: 0001679788
- company_name: Coinbase Global, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-09T20:01:16+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000119312526299667/0001193125-26-299667-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000119312526299667/d74758d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul Grewal departed as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary at Coinbase Global, Inc..
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  source text: On July 8, 2026, Paul Grewal notified Coinbase Global, Inc. (“Coinbase” or the “Company”) of his intention to step down as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Coinbase, effective July 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000119312526299667/0001193125-26-299667-index.htm
- Executive change
  Molly Abraham was appointed as General Counsel and Secretary at Coinbase Global, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: General Counsel and Secretary
  source text: the Company expects to appoint Molly Abraham, Vice President, Legal as the Company’s General Counsel and Secretary.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000119312526299667/0001193125-26-299667-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.