---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001679788-26-000113"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COIN"
cik: "0001679788"
company_name: "Coinbase Global, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-02T20:04:24+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:35:21.424093+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coinbase CAO Jennifer Jones to retire; company begins search for successor

## Summary
- Jennifer Jones, Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, notified Coinbase on September 29, 2026 of her decision to retire.
- Jones will continue to serve in the roles until they are transitioned to a successor; she will work with that successor on a smooth handover.
- Coinbase has initiated a search for candidates for the CAO role; no successor or transition date was named in the filing.
- Coinbase said her decision to retire is not the result of any disagreement on any matter relating to its operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001679788-26-000113
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COIN
- cik: 0001679788
- company_name: Coinbase Global, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-02T20:04:24+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000167978826000113/0001679788-26-000113-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679788/000167978826000113/coin-20260929.htm

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