Odaily News Paul Brigner announced on X that he had joined Coinbase as the head of the Coinbase Institute. It is understood that the Coinbase Institute is a global cryptocurrency native think tank. Brigner said that he would not completely leave the Electric Coin Co. team because he would join the board of directors of the Bootstrap project, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting human development through technology, scientific discovery, education and human organization.