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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.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 10:07 a.m. Published Oct 9, 2020, 3:13 p.m.
Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures (left) with Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, at Consensus 2019.
Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures (left) with Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, at Consensus 2019.

The vice president of business and data at Coinbase is leaving the company over its new “apolitical” mission.

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  • Dan Yoo explained in a LinkedIn post that his departure was because of the Oct. 7 deadline to express interest in a severance package for employees not comfortable with CEO Brian Armstrong’s recent blog post.
  • Yoo said he would stay at the company through the end of the year, if necessary, to help manage his transition out of the company.
  • On Thursday morning California time, Armstrong sent a memo to employees telling them 60 employees – or 5% of the company’s workforce – had taken the severance package. He later published a blog post about it.
  • A Coinbase spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment.

Read more: 5% of Coinbase Employees Take Severance Offer Over ‘Apolitical’ Stance

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