Securities and Exchange Commission v. Coinbase, Inc. et al

  1. August 11, 2023

    Crypto Groups Enlist High Court Vets In SEC-Coinbase Fight

    Crypto industry groups and a U.S. senator on Friday rallied behind Coinbase in amicus briefs penned in part by appellate law heavyweights that urged a New York federal judge to thwart an enforcement action from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission they deemed to be a "regulatory overreach."

  2. August 04, 2023

    Coinbase Seeks Toss Of SEC's Registration Suit

    Coinbase urged a New York federal judge on Friday to issue a ruling on allegations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the company has been operating as an unregistered exchange, arguing that the SEC has not adequately pled that Coinbase has been offering investment contracts or securities.

  3. July 13, 2023

    Judge Warms To Idea SEC Understood Coinbase Well

    A New York federal judge on Thursday was receptive to Coinbase's argument that because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission scrutinized and approved its business before it went public, the watchdog cannot now say the crypto mega-market was acting as an unregistered exchange.

  4. July 10, 2023

    Coinbase Knew Securities Laws Applied, SEC Tells Judge

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a New York federal judge that crypto exchange Coinbase knew its activity could lead to the current enforcement action against it, saying the firm repeatedly disclosed the risk that parts of its business could be subject to securities laws.

  5. June 29, 2023

    Coinbase Says SEC Did An 'About-Face' With Registration Suit

    Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on Wednesday offered a biting response to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that the company is an unregistered national securities exchange, countering that the federal regulator has taken a new "position regarding its powers" in going after a company whose initial public offering it recently condoned.

  6. June 06, 2023

    Coinbase's Court Fight With SEC May Be Crypto's Main Event

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuit against Coinbase is poised to be the crypto industry's landmark case over whether digital asset exchange activity runs afoul of securities laws, and it could become the industry's full-court press to reach the high court.

  7. June 06, 2023

    SEC Sues Coinbase In Escalation Of Crypto Crackdown

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday accused Coinbase Inc., the largest crypto exchange in the U.S., of operating its crypto asset trading platform as an unregistered national securities exchange, broker and clearing agency.

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