Coinbase Challenges SEC’s Regulatory Stance on Crypto, Regards It as ‘Insupportable’

Coinbase contends the SEC’s interpretation of what constitutes a security is dangerously broad and insupportable. In the exchange’s view, only assets conferring explicit financial rights or a stake in a business should be considered securities. The popular crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) is locked in a major legal battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that could have far-reaching consequences for digital asset regulation. The central challenge is whether certain cryptocurrencies available on Coinbase’s platform should be regulated as securities. The SEC considers assets such as Bitcoin…

Coinbase disputes SEC’s crypto authority in final bid to toss regulator’s suit

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission overstepped its authority when it classified Coinbase-listed cryptocurrencies as securities, the exchange has argued in its final bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the securities regulator. In an Oct. 24 filing in a New York District Court, Coinbase chastised the SEC, claiming its definition for what qualifies as a security was too wide and contested that the cryptocurrencies the exchange lists are not under the regulator’s purview. “The SEC’s authority is limited to securities transactions. Not every parting of capital with a hope…

Coinbase, Bitcoin Miners Extend Gains as BTC Surges on BlackRock ETF Hopes

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Coinbase denies weekly $5k withdrawal limit on Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has denied reports that it has introduced $5,000 weekly limits on Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals. In a post, one user X (form. Twitter) claimed he had encountered a limitation on withdrawing Bitcoin from Coinbase. The limit was $5,000 per week. The post received over 250,000 views, over 420 retweets, and almost 2,000 likes. It also caught the attention of cryptocurrency researcher Chris Black, who asked if anyone could verify the claim made. . @Coinbase is limiting bitcoin withdrawls. I just tried to send BTC from Coinbase to my cold…

Coinbase hoses down rumors of weekly withdrawal limits on Bitcoin

Crypto exchange Coinbase has refuted rumors it had imposed a $5,000 per week limit on Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals after a user’s post claiming as such gained traction on social media.  An Oct. 24 post from a user on X (formerly Twitter) claimed that he’d been hit with a purported policy that restricted his withdrawals of Bitcoin from Coinbase to a maximum threshold of $5,000 a week. The post gained over 250,000 views, with more than 420 retweets and nearly 2,000 likes. The post also gained attention of crypto researcher Chris…

Coinbase Poised to Make Final Court Pitch in Bid to Kill SEC Accusations Quickly

In Coinbase’s last word on its motion to get the accusations tossed before trial, a person familiar with the plan said the company will double down on familiar arguments: The SEC hasn’t demonstrated the transactions were investments contracts (and thus, securities), because it hasn’t shown any actual contracts existed, and the SEC is violating the “major questions doctrine” that basically holds that federal agencies have no business regulating novel areas that are awaiting congressional action. Source

Coinbase optimistic about US approval of Bitcoin ETF

Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal has expressed optimism that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will soon approve a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Grewal told CNBC that he is confident in the approval of a U.S. Bitcoin ETF from the SEC “in short order.” Grewal’s assertion comes after a big court decision that found the SEC had no grounds to deny asset management firm Grayscale its application to turn its GBTC Bitcoin (BTC)fund into an exchange-traded fund. Additionally, the regulator opted not to appeal the court’s ruling, sparking…