# Coinbase Brings on Team at 'Onchain Browser' Roam

*Author: Kazu Umemoto*
*Published: Jan 8, 2025*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/read/coinbase-brings-on-team-at-onchain-browser-roam*

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Xen Baynham-Herd, CEO of crypto startup Roam.xyz, announced yesterday via [Twitter post](https://x.com/XenBH/status/1876688562025840757) that his company would be joining Coinbase in a deal that will include winding down the Roam app. 

## What’s the Scoop?
- **Roam.xyz Team’s Future:** Co-founders Xen Baynham-Herd (CEO), Ali Fathalian (CTO), and John Granata (CPO) will be joining Coinbase to assist in the “company’s on-chain consumer efforts”
- **End of Roam:** The Roam team plans on winding down the Roam app and ending operations for Roam.xyz

## Bankless Take:
This deal signals that Coinbase is keeping an eye out for exceptional teams in the consumer space. With the acquisition of the Roam team, Coinbase appears to be investing in a more user-friendly future for onchain apps, one of the main challenges that Roam was tackling.