Coinbase’s Grewal scrutinizes US GAO’s report on crypto’s role in sanctions evasion
Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal slammed the U.S. GAO’s crypto report as ‘shoddy work,’ accusing it of sensationalizing crypto’s role in sanctions evasion. Coinbase‘s Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal has publicly criticized the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recent crypto report, accusing it of clickbaiting the topic of crypto usage in sanctions evasion. Grewal, who joined Coinbase in 2020, highlighted in an X thread several shortcomings in the GAO’s analysis and questioned the taxpayer funds allocated to what he called “shoddy work.” Zero comparative analysis performed. Heck, zero analysis whatsoever performed. Instead they harangue an industry that spends millions and millions to follow the law. Ask yourself— why? https://t.co/a7VKV0vKR4 — paulgrewal.eth (@iampaulgrewal) January 22, 2024 The Coinbase CLO particularly expressed dissatisfaction with the GAO’s approach, stating, “zero comparative Analysis...
