According to @iampaulgrewal, the CEO at Coinbase makes the calls and is described as the reason there is a Coinbase at all, reaffirming leadership autonomy in a public X post; source: @iampaulgrewal on X, Sep 14, 2025. @iampaulgrewal added that the CEO's earlier, widely criticized post was correct despite prevailing wisdom, directly addressing prior detractors; source: @iampaulgrewal on X, Sep 14, 2025. The post contains no product, listing, policy, or legal update and offers no direct mention of BTC, ETH, or exchange operations, indicating no new catalysts in this communication; source: @iampaulgrewal on X, Sep 14, 2025. For trading, the takeaway is a governance signal about decision-making authority rather than a market-moving disclosure; source: @iampaulgrewal on X, Sep 14, 2025.