Alesia Haas, the Chief Financial Officer of Coinbase, discussed the company's cautious approach to non-organic growth in a speech, emphasizing the opportunistic nature of this strategy. Coinbase has successfully reduced expenses, thereby improving efficiency and profitability. As evidenced by their Q2 financial report, their operating expenses have significantly decreased and their adjusted EBITDA has improved. Coinbase has not stopped trading, but in the process of continuing to reduce costs, it has taken a more cautious approach. Alesia Haas, the CFO of Coinbase, described the company's non-organic growth strategy as "opportunistic." Haas said, "For us, with M&A, we're looking for unique new skills, whether it's adding talent, adding new product lines like custody, or just adding key talent, M&A will always be a part of it, it's opportunistic." Haas joined the company in 2018 from the hedge fund industry.