Coinbase CEO Warns Executives May Burn Out on Too Much Scrutiny

Coinbase Global Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong said he’s concerned U.S. business leaders will quit due to the scrutiny they face, making the comments hours after Facebook Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg publicly defended his company following a series of negative stories.

“I do worry that as companies get to be more successful, the number of attacks from press, politicians, and trolls on CEOs (and rounds of congressional testimony) makes the job not fun, and they leave from burnout,” Armstrong said in a Twitter thread early Wednesday.

“America could be losing some of its best talent from this, and it has ...